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condensation

Syllabification: (con·den·sa·tion)

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Definition of condensation

noun

  • 1water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  • 2the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
  • (also condensation reaction) Chemistry a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H2O as a byproduct.
  • Psychology the fusion of two or more images, ideas, or symbolic meanings into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams.
  • 3a concise version of something, especially a text:a readable condensation of the recent literature

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin condensatio(n-), from condensare 'press close together' (see condense)

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