condenser

English

Etymology

condense +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

Noun

condenser (plural condensers)

  1. A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
  2. (electronics) A capacitor.
  3. (optics) A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
  4. A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.

Derived terms

Translations
capacitor — see capacitor

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin condēnsāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/
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Verb

condenser

  1. (transitive) to condense
  2. (transitive) to compress
  3. (transitive) to concentrate

Conjugation
Conjugation of condenser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple condenser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple condensant
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle condensé
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present condense
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condenses
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condense
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condensons
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɔ̃/		 condensez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/		 condensent
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/
imperfect condensais
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/		 condensais
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/		 condensait
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/		 condensions
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sjɔ̃/		 condensiez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sje/		 condensaient
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 condensai
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/		 condensas
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/		 condensa
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/		 condensâmes
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sam/		 condensâtes
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sat/		 condensèrent
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛʁ/
future condenserai
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁe/		 condenseras
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁa/		 condensera
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁa/		 condenserons
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/		 condenserez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁe/		 condenseront
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional condenserais
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 condenserais
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 condenserait
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 condenserions
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 condenseriez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sə.ʁje/		 condenseraient
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present condense
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condenses
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condense
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 condensions
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sjɔ̃/		 condensiez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sje/		 condensent
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/
imperfect2 condensasse
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/		 condensasses
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/		 condensât
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/		 condensassions
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/		 condensassiez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.sje/		 condensassent
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — condense
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/		 — condensons
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɔ̃/		 condensez
/kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

condēnser

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of condēnsō
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