Translate condensation | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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
