condensation

[ kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn- ]

noun

1. the act of condensing; the state of being condensed. condensed.
2. the result of being made more compact or dense.
3. reduction of a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter or terser form; abridgment.
4. a condensed condensed form:

   Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?

5. a condensed condensed mass.
6. (in nontechnical usage) condensate.
7. the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.
8. Chemistry. a reaction between two or more organic molecules leading to the formation of a larger molecule and the elimination of a simple molecule such as water or alcohol.
9. Meteorology. the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
10. Psychoanalysis. the representation of two or more ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses by one word or image, as in a person's humor, accidental slips, or dreams.
11. Physics. the relative amount by which the density of an elastic medium varies from its average value as a sound wave passes through it.

condensation

/ ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of condensing, or the state of being condensed
2. anything that has condensed from a vapour, esp on a window
3. chem a type of reaction in which two organic molecules combine to form a larger molecule as well as a simple molecule such as water, methanol, etc
4. anything that has been shortened, esp an abridged version of a book
5. psychoanal
   1. the fusion of two or more ideas, etc, into one symbol, occurring esp in dreams
   2. the reduction of many experiences into one word or action, as in a phobia

condensation

/ kŏn′dən-sā′shən /

1. The change of a gas or vapor to a liquid, either by cooling or by being subjected to increased pressure. When water vapor cools in the atmosphere, for example, it condenses into tiny drops of water, which form clouds.

Derived Forms

• ˌcondenˈsational, adjective

Other Words From

• conden·sation·al adjective
• conden·sative adjective
• noncon·den·sation noun
• over·conden·sation noun
• precon·den·sation noun
• recon·den·sation noun
• subcon·den·sation noun
• uncon·den·sation·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of condensation¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin condēnsātiōn-, stem of condēnsātiō; equivalent to condensate + -ion

Example Sentences

This future city collects water through air condensation and uses solar power to drive itself over arid landscapes.

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An auto drain function will exhaust all condensation automatically without the need to manually service the machine.

From Popular-Science

Propane heaters are also notorious for creating lots of condensation, whereas diesel versions put out a dry heat and work well at high altitudes.

From Outside Online

He agrees that molecules are more likely to link together by condensation reactions on land, where wet-dry cycles can occur, than in the ocean.

From Science News

Mineral deposits indicate the presence of hot springs and hydrothermal activity in the planet’s past, which would have sustained the wetting and drying cycles that the two researchers see as crucial for condensation reactions to get life going.

From Science News

Exhale on the cold pane, then draw a ladybug in the condensation.

From The Daily Beast

There are other forms of electrical discharges not distinctly connected with the then existing condensation of moisture.

From Project Gutenberg

But he is very serious, and his words sometimes chill like a condensation of Young's “Night Thoughts.”

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By telescopic condensation of the field, Cragley was capable of bringing Deliphon on the instrument.

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Condensation is explained as undergoing an alteration; that means, as becoming composite.

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Evaporation and condensation, woods and glaciers, have all been brought into play.

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Related Words

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