lens vs condenser

condenser vs lens

lens and condenser both are nouns.

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

As nouns, condenser is a hyponym of lens; that is, condenser is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lens:

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

Other hyponyms of lens include anastigmat, anastigmatic lens, camera lens, optical lens, compound lens, optical condenser, contact, contact lens, converging lens, convex lens, crown lens, concave lens, diverging lens, eyepiece, ocular, field lens, Fresnel lens, intraocular lens, meniscus, eyeglass, monocle, object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens.

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

Difference between lens and condenser

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