Condensation

[kon-den-sey-shuh n, -duh n-] /ˌkɒn dɛnˈseɪ ʃən, -dən-/

noun
1.
the act of ; the state of being .
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.
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a form:
Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?
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a mass.
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(in nontechnical usage) .
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the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.
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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.
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Meteorology. the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
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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.
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Physics. the relative amount by which the density of an elastic medium varies from its average value as a sound wave passes through it.
/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
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anything that has been shortened, esp an abridged version of a book
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(psychoanal)

n.

c.1600, “action of becoming more dense,” from Latin condensationem (nominative condensatio), noun of action from condensare (see condense). Meaning “conversion of a gas to a liquid” is from 1610s.

condensation con·den·sa·tion (kŏn’děn-sā’shən, -dən-)
n.

condensation
(kŏn’dən-sā’shən)
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.