different between condenser vs compressor

English

Etymology

condense +? -er

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.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cond?ns?, cond?ns?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.d??.se/

Verb

condenser

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

Conjugation

Related terms

• condensation
• dense

Further reading

• “condenser” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

cond?nser

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cond?ns?

English

Etymology

compress +? -or, or from New Latin compressor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s?(r)

Noun

compressor (plural compressors)

1. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
2. A device that squeezes (compresses).
   1. An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
   2. An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
   3. A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
3. (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
4. (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
5. (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.

Related terms

• pressure

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compressor. The technical sense comes from English compressor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m?pr?.s?r/
• Hyphenation: com?pres?sor
• Rhymes: -?s?r

Noun

compressor m (plural compressors or compressoren, diminutive compressortje n)

1. (technology) compressor
2. (anatomy) compressor

Portuguese

Noun

compressor m (plural compressores)

1. compressor