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noun
[mass noun] 1water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it: the inside of the cab steamed up with condensation
2the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid: the cloud is caused by condensation in the air (also condensation reaction) [count noun] Chemistry a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H2O as a by-product. Psychology the fusion of two or more images or ideas into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams.
3 [count noun] a concise version of something, especially a text:a readable condensation of the recent literature
