condensed

[ kuhn-denst ]

/ kənˈdɛnst /

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adjective

reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened: a condensed version of the book.

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

thickened by distillation or evaporation; concentrated: condensed lemon juice.

Printing. (of type) narrow in proportion to its height.Compare expanded (def. 3).

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Origin of condensed

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at condense, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM condensed

con·densed·ly, adverbcon·densed·ness, nounnon·con·densed, adjectiveun·con·densed, adjective

well-con·densed, adjective

Words nearby condensed

condensation, condensation nucleus, condensation point, condensation trail, condense, condensed, condensed matter, condensed-matter physics, condensed milk, condenser, condensing osteitis

How to use condensed in a sentence

Boiling indoors is never a good solution, as every surface will soon be covered with condensed water.
Make your own maple syrup without harming the trees|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|February 7, 2021|Popular-Science
Their typical areas of research include building models for condensed matter physics, viral evolution and population dynamics, not epidemiology or public health.
The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic|Jordana Cepelewicz|January 28, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Why the NBA is considering a condensed offseason and a December start dateThe 40-year-old Smith is a lifelong Utah resident and a longtime Jazz fan.
The Utah Jazz will have a new owner for the first time in 35 years|Ben Golliver|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
“This is the first time we can really claim that room-temperature superconductivity has been found,” said Ion Errea, a condensed matter theorist at the University of the Basque Country in Spain who was not involved in the work.
Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time|Charlie Wood|October 14, 2020|Quanta Magazine

None of the sound speeds previously measured in a variety of liquids and solids surpass the proposed limit, condensed matter physicist Kostya Trachenko and colleagues found.
Fundamental constants place a new speed limit on sound|Emily Conover|October 9, 2020|Science News
The story condensed almost too perfectly to headline-sized subtlety: Mary Poppins With a Camera.
Vivian Maier: Still Missing|Malcolm Jones|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Politico posted a condensed version of the brief, and I shared the byline with Ilya.
My Reverse-Cyrano Moment Wooing the Supreme Court|P. J. O’Rourke|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the light condensed and dwindled I contemplated my ill planning.
Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil|Annabel Langbein|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is an edited and condensed transcript of our conversation.
Sunday Q&A: Josef Joffe on the Myth of American Decline|Michael Moynihan|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What follows is a condensed, edited version of the interview.
The Man Who Made America: Simone Winchester Talks New Book|Eric Herschthal|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In length there was no alteration, but the design seems more condensed, more compact, yet slightly wider in the opening.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
The greatest part of the waste steam is condensed in heating the water to fill the boiler; what escapes is a mere nothing.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
And there he waited in that hot gray cloud that pressed to the roof where it condensed and fell like warm rain.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
It is, in fact, watery vapour drawn from the air next the surface of the ocean, and condensed in its ascent through the tube.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Long lectures may be given upon elocution, but the advice can be condensed into two directions.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for condensed

condensed

/ (kənˈdɛnst) /

adjective

(of printers' type) narrower than usual for a particular heightCompare expanded (def. 1)

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

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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