condenser vs lens

lens vs condenser

condenser and lens both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
condenser	Yes	No	No	No
lens	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lens is a hypernym of condenser; that is, lens is a word with a broader meaning than condenser:

condenser: lens used to concentrate light on an object
lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

Other hypernyms of condenser include lens system, lense.

condenser (noun)	lens (noun)
lens used to concentrate light on an object	a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge	electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat	biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid	(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

Difference between condenser and lens

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