condensation

American  

[kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn-] / ˌkɒn dɛnˈseɪ ʃən, -dən- /

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.

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condensation British  

/ 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

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condensation Scientific  

/ 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.

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Other Word Forms

• condensational adjective
• condensative adjective
• noncondensation noun
• overcondensation noun
• precondensation noun
• recondensation noun
• subcondensation noun
• uncondensational adjective

Etymology

Origin of condensation

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

Example Sentences

Understanding how these structures assemble and operate may also shed light on what happens when condensation is disrupted, a problem thought to contribute to various diseases from neurodegenerative disorders to cancer.

From Science Daily

Like many other teams, they initially assumed that AWH systems placed outdoors would take in moisture overnight and then rely on sunlight during the day to release it through evaporation and condensation.

From Science Daily

Cloud seeding speeds up the condensation of moisture in clouds to create rain.

From BBC

But Israeli water condensation and waste management technology are saving lives, turning haters in Syria into new allies.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Viruses can be transmitted, and bacteria as well, by air conditioning systems because they cool air. That means you get condensation and you get water build-up unless the air conditioning system is well maintained."

From BBC

Related Words

• contraction