slovo | definícia |
condense (mass) | condense
- zhustiť |
condense (encz) | condense,kondenzovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
condense (encz) | condense,zkrátit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Condense (gcide) | Condense \Con*dense"\, v. i.
1. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.
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Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures,
but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the
zero of Fahrenheit. --H. Spencer.
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2. (Chem.)
(a) To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with
or without separation of some unimportant side
products.
(b) To undergo polymerization.
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Condense (gcide) | Condense \Con*dense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condensed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Condensing.] [L. condensare; con- + densare to make
thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. F. condenser. See
Dense, and cf. Condensate.]
1. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or
concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to
abridge; to epitomize.
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In what shape they choose,
Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. --Milton.
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The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid
may be condensed into the usual formula,
dissimulation, procrastination, and again
dissimulation. --Motley.
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2. (Chem. & Physics) To reduce into another and denser form,
as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid
form, or steam into water.
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Condensed milk, milk reduced to the consistence of very
thick cream by evaporation (usually with addition of
sugar) for preservation and transportation.
Condensing engine, a steam engine in which the steam is
condensed after having exerted its force on the piston.
Syn: To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate;
abridge; epitomize; reduce.
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Condense (gcide) | Condense \Con*dense"\, a. [L. condensus.]
Condensed; compact; dense. [R.]
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The huge condense bodies of planets. --Bentley.
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condense (wn) | condense
v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense,
distill, distil]
2: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a
summary" [syn: digest, condense, concentrate]
3: remove water from; "condense the milk"
4: cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air
condensed the steam"
5: become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"
6: develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out
of the same material"
7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, concentrate,
contract] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
condense (mass) | condense
- zhustiť |
condensed (mass) | condensed
- kondenzovaný, zhustený, skrátený |
condense (encz) | condense,kondenzovat v: Zdeněk Brožcondense,zkrátit v: Zdeněk Brož |
condensed (encz) | condensed,zhuštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
condensed milk (encz) | condensed milk,kondenzované mléko |
condenser (encz) | condenser,kondenzátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
condenser microphone (encz) | condenser microphone, n: |
electrical condenser (encz) | electrical condenser, n: |
electrolytic condenser (encz) | electrolytic condenser, n: |
optical condenser (encz) | optical condenser, n: |
reflux condenser (encz) | reflux condenser, n: |
Achromatic condenser (gcide) | Condenser \Con*dens"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, condenses.
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2. (Physic)
(a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic
fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable
piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve
to prevent its escape.
(b) An instrument for concentrating electricity by the
effect of induction between conducting plates
separated by a nonconducting plate.
(c) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance,
used to concentrate light upon an object.
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3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the
volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid
form, by cooling.
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4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder,
in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of
cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine.
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Achromatic condenser (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a
condenser.
Bull's-eye condenser, or Bull's-eye (Optics), a lens of
short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.
Injection condenser, a vessel in which steam is condensed
by the direct contact of water.
Surface condenser, an apparatus for condensing steam,
especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it
into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.
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