| condenser [kǝn`den·sǝr] ELECTRICITY See <<capacitor>> MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A heat- transfer device that reduces a thermodynamic fluid from its vapor phase to its liquid phase, such as in a vapor-compression refrigeration plant or in a condensing steam power plant. OPTICS A system of lenses or mirrors in an optical projection system, which gathers as much of the light from the source as possible and directs it through the projection lens. |