condensation

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 form, as of a book
5) a condensed mass
6) phs
a) the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form
b) phs a liquid or solid produced in this manner; condensate
7) chem. a reaction between two or more organic molecules forming a larger molecule with the elimination of a simple molecule such as water or alcohol
8) mer the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail
Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL con`den•sa′tion•al, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Condensation — Con den*sa tion, n. [L. condensatio: cf. F. condensation.] 1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed. [1913 Webster] He [Goldsmith] was a great and perhaps an unequaled master of the arts of selection …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • condensation — c.1600, action of becoming more dense, from L. condensationem (nom. condensatio), noun of action from condensare (see CONDENSE (Cf. condense)). Meaning conversion of a gas to a liquid is from 1610s …   Etymology dictionary

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