Condenser

Condensor may refer to:

Heat transfer

Steam engines

Other uses

  • Condenser (optics), in classical optics gathers visible light and directs it onto a projection lens
  • Condenser (microscope), a group of lenses mounted below the stage of an optical microscope to concentrate light
  • Capacitor, formerly called a condenser, an electrical device that stores energy
  • Condenser microphone, a capacitor-based microphone that converts sound waves into an electrical signal
  • Synchronous condenser, a rotating machine similar to a motor, used to control AC power flow in electric power transmission

See also

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