the act of condensing; the state of being condensed.
the result of being made more compact or dense.
reduction of a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter or terser form; abridgment.
a condensed form: Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?
a condensed mass.
(in nontechnical usage) condensate.
the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.
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.
Meteorology. the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
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.
Physics. the relative amount by which the density of an elastic medium varies from its average value as a sound wave passes through it.
Origin of condensation
1595–1605; <Late Latin condēnsātiōn- (stem of condēnsātiō), equivalent to condēnsāt(us) condensate + -iōn--ion
He agrees that molecules are more likely to link together by condensation reactions on land, where wet-dry cycles can occur, than in the ocean.
Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs|Jack J. Lee|September 24, 2020|Science News
Mineral deposits indicate the presence of hot springs and hydrothermal activity in the planet’s past, which would have sustained the wetting and drying cycles that the two researchers see as crucial for condensation reactions to get life going.
Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs|Jack J. Lee|September 24, 2020|Science News
When water splashes out of a hot spring and evaporates, molecules that were in the liquid could undergo condensation reactions and link up.
Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs|Jack J. Lee|September 24, 2020|Science News
Exhale on the cold pane, then draw a ladybug in the condensation.
Crushing Christmas: How to Win Every Argument|Kelly Williams Brown|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The closing scene of the fourth act of this tragedy can well be studied as a striking example of Alfieri's power of condensation.
Modern Italian Poets|William Dean Howells
The cloud lost its luminous quality, the action of condensation increasing in speed.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various
As the author of the "Evolution of Christianity" truly says, we have here a condensation of the ons of Valentinus.
The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity|Arthur Lillie
It wastes absolutely no energy when at rest, there being no leakage or condensation.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature|Henry Smith Williams
They ordinarily have surface condensers, so that the water of condensation is returned to the boilers.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877|Various
British Dictionary definitions for condensation
condensation
/ (ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of condensing, or the state of being condensed
anything that has condensed from a vapour, esp on a window
chema 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
anything that has been shortened, esp an abridged version of a book
psychoanal
the fusion of two or more ideas, etc, into one symbol, occurring esp in dreams
the reduction of many experiences into one word or action, as in a phobia
The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.
The liquid formed when a gas is condensed.
The psychological process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of a group of ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.
The dental process of packing a filling material into a cavity.
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.