condensed

American  

[kuhn-denst] / kənˈdɛnst /

adjective

1. reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened.

   a condensed version of the book.

2. made denser, especially reduced from a gaseous to a liquid state.

3. thickened by distillation or evaporation; concentrated.

   condensed lemon juice.

4. Printing. (of type) narrow in proportion to its height.

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condensed British  

/ kənˈdɛnst /

adjective

1. (of printers' type) narrower than usual for a particular height Compare expanded

2. botany designating an inflorescence in which the flowers are crowded together and are almost or completely sessile

3. Also called: fused.  chem designating a polycyclic ring system in a molecule in which two rings share two or more common atoms, as in naphthalene

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Other Word Forms

• condensedly adverb
• condensedness noun
• noncondensed adjective
• uncondensed adjective
• well-condensed adjective

Etymology

Origin of condensed

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; condense + -ed ²

Example Sentences

An excerpt of our conversation, below, has been edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

We had three days before we played Manchester City so it was a really condensed, compressed game-prep week with a lot of things going into it in a short space of time.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

A supersolid that forms on its own, without artificial confinement, has remained one of the most debated mysteries in condensed matter physics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

"The complaint basically ... raises the same grounds as the previous complaint, just much condensed and streamlined."

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The Earth condensed out of interstellar gas and dust some 4.6 billion years ago.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Related Words

• concise