con|den|sa|tion

con|den|sa|tion
con|den|sa|tion «KON dehn SAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of condensing: »

Figurative. He [Goldsmith] was a great and perhaps unequalled master of the arts of selection and condensation (Macaulay).

2. the state of being condensed.
3. a condensed mass. A cloud is a condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere.
4. the act or process of changing a gas or vapor into a liquid by cooling: »

the condensation of steam into water. Condensation begins first on solid surfaces because these get colder than the general mass of air (Thomas A. Blair).

5. Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more molecules unite to form a larger, more dense, and more complex molecule, often with the separation of water or some other simple substance: »

the condensation of milk by removing most of the water from it.

6. Physics. a) an increase in density and pressure in a medium, such as air, due to the passing of a sound wave or other compression wave. b) the region in which this occurs.
7. Psychoanalysis. the process by which images characterized by a common effect are grouped so as to form a single or composite image, as in dreams.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • re´con|den|sa´tion — re|con|dense «REE kuhn DEHNS», v.t..i., densed, dens|ing. to condense again: »Vapour, which rises in the air and is recondensed on mountain heights (John Tyndall). –re´con|den|sa´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·den·sa·tion — /ˌkɑːndənˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : small drops of water that form on a cold surface When we heat the house in the winter, condensation forms on the windows. Condensation dripped from the air conditioner. 2 [noncount] technical : the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • re|con|dense — «REE kuhn DEHNS», v.t..i., densed, dens|ing. to condense again: »Vapour, which rises in the air and is recondensed on mountain heights (John Tyndall). –re´con|den|sa´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • condensation — con·den·sa·tion …   English syllables

  • condensational — con·den·sa·tion·al …   English syllables

  • condensation — con•den•sa•tion [[t]ˌkɒn dɛnˈseɪ ʃən, dən [/t]] n. 1) the act of condensing or the state of being condensed 2) the result or product of condensing 3) reduction of a book, speech, or the like to a shorter or terser form; abridgment 4) a condensed… …   From formal English to slang

  • condensation — con|den|sa|tion [ˌkɔndenˈseıʃən, dən US ˌka:n ] n 1.) [U] small drops of water that are formed when steam or warm air touches a cold surface ▪ There was a lot of condensation on the windows. 2.) [U] technical when a gas becomes a liquid 3.) [U… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • condensation — con|den|sa|tion [ ,kanden seıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the water on windows or walls that forms when steam or warm air changes into liquid 2. ) the process in which a gas changes into a liquid …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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