condensev.

Brit.

/kənˈdɛns/, U.S.

/kənˈdɛns/

Etymology: probably < French condense-r, < Latin condensāre , < condensus condense adj.

a. transitive. To make dense, increase the density of; to bring the particles of (a substance) into closer aggregation, so that they occupy a smaller space; to reduce in volume; to compress, thicken, concentrate. Chiefly in Physics. (Mostly in passive.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)]

congealc1384

sadc1384

resolvea1398

thightc1440

condense1477

constipate1546

condensate1555

engross1561

indense1576

sadden1600

settle1611

densate1613

solidate1640

corporify1644

conspissate1647

consolidate1653

conglaciate1660

solidify1799

densify1820

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > concentrate or condense

condense1477

concentre1598

sum1609

compact1633

epitomizea1634

concentrate1665

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 77 Ayre condensed is turned into Raine, and water rarified becomes Ayre againe.

1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 25^v/2 Vyrgyll by connynge condescended [?read condensed] or thycked the ayre.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xviii. 130 Air..expanded or condens'd by the heat or cold.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 129 Sweet Honey some condense .

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 146 A square phial may be broken by condensing the air around it.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 15 At times a person needs to condense his property into the smallest compass.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 243 The Borden process for condensing milk.

b. Optics. To bring (rays of light) to a focus or into a smaller space, so that the brightness is increased; to concentrate.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > emission of light, radiation > radiate or transmit light [verb (transitive)] > bring to a focal point

condense1787

focalize1827

to bring to a focus1860

focus1870

1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope 100 A lens..to collect and condense [the light] on the object.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics i. 9 The rays..fall upon the mirror MN, and by reflexion are condensed upon a small space at F.

c. To increase the amount or intensity of (a charge of electricity).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > charge [verb (transitive)] > increase intensity

condense1782

1782 Volta in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 245 The metal plate..does actually condense or acquire a greater quantity of electricity.

1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 94 In this manner, electricity of too low a tension to affect immediately the gold leaves can be condensed, so as to possess the power.

a. To reduce (a substance) from the form of gas or vapour to the liquid or (rarely) the solid condition, or from the state of invisible gas to that of visible vapour or cloud.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > render humid or expose to vapour [verb (transitive)] > condense moisture

resolvea1398

condense1662

devaporate1787

precipitate1863

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §5 The air was condensed into clouds.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 21 The Cold..by condensing, drives the Vapours into Clouds or Drops.

1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 89 Carbonic acid gas..is not condensed at that degree of pressure and of temperature of the atmosphere in which we live. It remains in the state of gas.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 311 All the vapours which water will condense.

1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) xii. 391 To produce snow requires both heat and cold; the first to evaporate, the second to condense.

b. To contain in a condensed state.

ΚΠ

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 85 A crystal ring Abdaldar bore; The powerful gem condensed Primeval dews that upon Caucasus Felt the first winter's frost.

3. transferred and figurative.

a. To bring together closely or in small compass.

ΚΠ

1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 87 To condense and agglomerate every species of absurdity.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 68 Condensed, the battle yelled amain.

1852 Ld. Cockburn Life Jeffrey I. 142 By the young [Tories] they were viewed with genuine horror. This condensed them the more.

b. esp. To compress (thought or meaning) into few words; to reduce (a speech or writing) within smaller compass by conciseness of expression. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > condense

condensate1555

contract1604

to shut up1622

compress1746

condense1805

pemmican1837

pemmicanize1845

to boil down1880

bovrilize1900

1805 N. Nicholls Corr. with Gray (1843) 37 He..approved an observation of Shenstone, that ‘Pope had the art of condensing a thought’.

1854 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 419 People seem surprised at my power of condensing.

1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 49 To have condensed them [his opinions] into the following plan.

c. To concentrate, intensify.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of > by concentration

reduce1601

concentrate1686

condense1849

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 125 The servile spirit of Scottish Parliaments..in the highest perfection, extracted and condensed.

a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1857) 3rd Ser. ii Power concentrated and condensed into the government of Rome.

4. intransitive (for reflexive). To become dense; to shrink into a smaller space, become reduced in volume.

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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] > condense

condensea1727

the world > matter > chemistry > physical chemistry > phases > [verb (intransitive)] > phase transitions

condensea1727

sinter1903

a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) ii. iii. 232 Vapours when they begin to condense.

1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) ii. 17 3 volumes of oxygen condense to form 2 volumes of ozone.

5. intransitive of 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > be or become humid [verb (intransitive)] > fall or be deposited as condensed vapour

coagulec1400

coagulatec1550

condense1655

dripa1670

devaporate1787

precipitate1796

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. i. 3 A hot and moist Liver..sends many vapours to the Brain, which there condense or grow thick.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 517 Dew condensing, does her Form forego, And sinks, a heavy lump of Earth below.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 57 Some of the moisture..in the room has condensed upon the glass.

figurative.1674 Govt. Tongue ix. §14. 169 When therefore the recollection of..fancied worth begins to make us aëry, let us condense again by the remembrance of our sins.1889 Spectator 13 Apr. If those fancies, instead of ‘condensing,’ as they ought to condense, into healthy and robust imagination, persist in their puerile forms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	condense
释义	† condenseadj. Etymology: < Latin condensus, < con- + densus thick, dense adj. Obsolete. Dense, condensed. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid congealedc1384 consolidate1531 baked1547 condensate1555 congelate1574 concrete1598 indensate1599 coagulate1610 condense1610 condensated1625 concreted1634 spissed1635 conglaciated1656 corporified1680 solid1697 incrassateda1706 caked1820 solidified1828 consolidateda1850 sadded1894 densified1900 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. viii. 16 Distinguishing between open and rare soyles, and such as are condense and close. 1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 2 Tenacious and condence Materials. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 353 They Limb themselves, and colour, shape or size Assume, as likes them best, condense or rare. View more context for this quotation 1708 Brit. Apollo 6–8 Oct. Your Breath is rendred..condense by the frigidity of the..Air. 1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV 30 As from a diamond globe, with rays condense. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). condensev. Brit. /kənˈdɛns/, U.S. /kənˈdɛns/ Etymology: probably < French condense-r, < Latin condensāre , < condensus condense adj. 1. a. transitive. To make dense, increase the density of; to bring the particles of (a substance) into closer aggregation, so that they occupy a smaller space; to reduce in volume; to compress, thicken, concentrate. Chiefly in Physics. (Mostly in passive.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] congealc1384 sadc1384 resolvea1398 thightc1440 condense1477 constipate1546 condensate1555 engross1561 indense1576 sadden1600 settle1611 densate1613 solidate1640 corporify1644 conspissate1647 consolidate1653 conglaciate1660 solidify1799 densify1820 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > concentrate or condense condense1477 concentre1598 sum1609 compact1633 epitomizea1634 concentrate1665 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 77 Ayre condensed is turned into Raine, and water rarified becomes Ayre againe. 1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 25^v/2 Vyrgyll by connynge condescended [?read condensed] or thycked the ayre. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xviii. 130 Air..expanded or condens'd by the heat or cold. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 129 Sweet Honey some condense . View more context for this quotation 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 146 A square phial may be broken by condensing the air around it. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 15 At times a person needs to condense his property into the smallest compass. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 243 The Borden process for condensing milk. b. Optics. To bring (rays of light) to a focus or into a smaller space, so that the brightness is increased; to concentrate. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > emission of light, radiation > radiate or transmit light [verb (transitive)] > bring to a focal point condense1787 focalize1827 to bring to a focus1860 focus1870 1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope 100 A lens..to collect and condense [the light] on the object. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics i. 9 The rays..fall upon the mirror MN, and by reflexion are condensed upon a small space at F. c. To increase the amount or intensity of (a charge of electricity). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > charge [verb (transitive)] > increase intensity condense1782 1782 Volta in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 245 The metal plate..does actually condense or acquire a greater quantity of electricity. 1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 94 In this manner, electricity of too low a tension to affect immediately the gold leaves can be condensed, so as to possess the power. 2. a. To reduce (a substance) from the form of gas or vapour to the liquid or (rarely) the solid condition, or from the state of invisible gas to that of visible vapour or cloud. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > render humid or expose to vapour [verb (transitive)] > condense moisture resolvea1398 condense1662 devaporate1787 precipitate1863 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §5 The air was condensed into clouds. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 21 The Cold..by condensing, drives the Vapours into Clouds or Drops. 1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 89 Carbonic acid gas..is not condensed at that degree of pressure and of temperature of the atmosphere in which we live. It remains in the state of gas. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 311 All the vapours which water will condense. 1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) xii. 391 To produce snow requires both heat and cold; the first to evaporate, the second to condense. b. To contain in a condensed state. ΚΠ 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 85 A crystal ring Abdaldar bore; The powerful gem condensed Primeval dews that upon Caucasus Felt the first winter's frost. 3. transferred and figurative. a. To bring together closely or in small compass. ΚΠ 1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 87 To condense and agglomerate every species of absurdity. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 68 Condensed, the battle yelled amain. 1852 Ld. Cockburn Life Jeffrey I. 142 By the young [Tories] they were viewed with genuine horror. This condensed them the more. b. esp. To compress (thought or meaning) into few words; to reduce (a speech or writing) within smaller compass by conciseness of expression. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > condense condensate1555 contract1604 to shut up1622 compress1746 condense1805 pemmican1837 pemmicanize1845 to boil down1880 bovrilize1900 1805 N. Nicholls Corr. with Gray (1843) 37 He..approved an observation of Shenstone, that ‘Pope had the art of condensing a thought’. 1854 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 419 People seem surprised at my power of condensing. 1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 49 To have condensed them [his opinions] into the following plan. c. To concentrate, intensify. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of > by concentration reduce1601 concentrate1686 condense1849 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 125 The servile spirit of Scottish Parliaments..in the highest perfection, extracted and condensed. a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1857) 3rd Ser. ii Power concentrated and condensed into the government of Rome. 4. intransitive (for reflexive). To become dense; to shrink into a smaller space, become reduced in volume. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] > condense condensea1727 the world > matter > chemistry > physical chemistry > phases > [verb (intransitive)] > phase transitions condensea1727 sinter1903 a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) ii. iii. 232 Vapours when they begin to condense. 1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) ii. 17 3 volumes of oxygen condense to form 2 volumes of ozone. 5. intransitive of 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > be or become humid [verb (intransitive)] > fall or be deposited as condensed vapour coagulec1400 coagulatec1550 condense1655 dripa1670 devaporate1787 precipitate1796 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. i. 3 A hot and moist Liver..sends many vapours to the Brain, which there condense or grow thick. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 517 Dew condensing, does her Form forego, And sinks, a heavy lump of Earth below. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 57 Some of the moisture..in the room has condensed upon the glass. figurative.1674 Govt. Tongue ix. §14. 169 When therefore the recollection of..fancied worth begins to make us aëry, let us condense again by the remembrance of our sins.1889 Spectator 13 Apr. 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† condenseadj.

condensev.