condenser

kan’denser n. [also spelt condensor] any device or apparatus for condensing or compre ing air or other gases or vapors, or for reducing gases to a l1quid or solid form; a pneumatic forc-pump; a gaszcondenser; a cham- bor in a steam or other eng in 1n which the steam or other gas is condenst to liquid form, to be recused. coni scope ‘ken,skop 7. [also spelt koniscope] an instgument for showing the amount of dust in the air or atmosfere. compare dust-counter. connect koa’nekt tr. join, fasten, or Imnk together, as hypothetically, the partrcles of air or other fluid in a region of space. doubly connected, connected by two, and only two, irreconcilable paths: said of a region of space eccupied by air or other fluid and containing an ebstacle. multiply connected, connected by two or more paths: said of a region of space eccupied by air or other fluid and containing one or more ebstacles. simply connected, connected in such a manner that all paths joining any two points are reconcilable, or such that all circuits drawn within it are reducible: said of a region of space eccupied by air or other fluid and containing no ebstacles. triply connected, connected by three, and only three, irreconcilable paths: said of a region of space eccupied by air or other fluid and containing one or more ebstacles. connecting-rope ko’nektin,zoop n. a rope which connects a balloon with the ground. connectivity,kenek’tivi-tz n. the erder of connection of a region of space. contour ‘ken,tu:z n. an outline: as, the *contour of a coast; the *contour of a bird; the *contour of a wing; the *contour of a propeller-blade; specrfxrcally, the vertical outline of a portion of the earth’s surface such as a rolling country or mountainous region; the tepografzc lay-out of a tract of land; also, a contour-line. contour-feather ‘ken-to:z,fedez n. [also spelt contour fether] one of the fethers which determin the detail of the contour or outline of a bird; a surface fether. ’ contour-line ’ken-tu:ain n. a line representing the herrzental contour of the earth’s surface at a grtven elevation; a line representing the intersection of the ground-surface with a horizontal plane at a certain height above sea-level; one of a series of lines on a tepografic map showing the elevations and depre ions of the surface; a line en a map all points of which have equal elevations from the datum plane.: contour-map ‘ken-tu:z,mop n. a map or chart showing the contours of a section of the earth’s surface; a tepografic map with contour-lines.