condenser
noun
con·dens·er
kən-ˈden(t)-sər 
Examples of condenser in a Sentence
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As warm air from a room passes over the evaporator coils, the refrigerant absorbs the ambient heat, evaporates and carries away the heat through a condenser unit that sits outside a building.
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Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
As the gas separates from the liquid, a condenser changes its state back to liquid.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The movement of the springs was converted to voltage by two condensers, one at each end of the keyboard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Such a condenser is essentially a large synchronous machine that spins freely; however, a flywheel connected to its shaft can store kinetic energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023
Thanks to a multistage configuration of evaporators and condensers organized into upper and lower sections, water flows in eddies, mimicking the thermohaline circulation of deep-ocean currents controlled by temperature and salinity.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
Designed for content creators like streamers and podcasters, this cardioid condenser USB microphone delivers studio-quality sound.
—Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
The Sennheiser Profile microphone feels high quality and is made from metal and built around a condenser capsule with a cardioid polar pickup pattern.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Its interior is pretty fierce as well — like the best condenser mics, an SM58 pickup can endure extreme volume levels and still transmit sounds without popping or crackling noises.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 27 Aug. 2023
Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
As the gas separates from the liquid, a condenser changes its state back to liquid.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The movement of the springs was converted to voltage by two condensers, one at each end of the keyboard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Such a condenser is essentially a large synchronous machine that spins freely; however, a flywheel connected to its shaft can store kinetic energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023
Thanks to a multistage configuration of evaporators and condensers organized into upper and lower sections, water flows in eddies, mimicking the thermohaline circulation of deep-ocean currents controlled by temperature and salinity.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
Designed for content creators like streamers and podcasters, this cardioid condenser USB microphone delivers studio-quality sound.
—Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
The Sennheiser Profile microphone feels high quality and is made from metal and built around a condenser capsule with a cardioid polar pickup pattern.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Its interior is pretty fierce as well — like the best condenser mics, an SM58 pickup can endure extreme volume levels and still transmit sounds without popping or crackling noises.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 27 Aug. 2023
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condenser
noun
con·dens·er
kən-ˈden(t)-sər
1
: one that condenses
2
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condenser
noun
con·dens·er
kən-ˈden(t)-sər
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