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condensation
[ kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn- ]
noun
- 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.
Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?
- (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.
condensation
/ ˌɒԻɛˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or process of condensing, or the state of being condensed
- anything that has condensed from a vapour, esp on a window
- chem a 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
condensation
/ ŏ′də-′ə /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԻˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzd·tDz· adjective
- Dzd·t adjective
- ԴDzcDz··tDz noun
- v·Dzd·tDz noun
- cDz··tDz noun
- cDz··tDz noun
- ܲcDz··tDz noun
- ܲcDz··tDz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of condensation1
Example Sentences
It is only when the droplet comes into contact with something like a microscopic speck of dust, pollen or pollutant - known as a cloud condensation nuclei - that it will then freeze instantly around it.
Sinead's landlord accepts that "there is a problem with condensation" but says the continuing issues are "due to neglect" by her not clearing away condensation.
This zesty condensation of an 18-volume, 1300-page epic is a model of streamlining, even if the narrative’s many tantalizing threads, emotions and complications could stand to be fleshed out even more.
As condensation nuclei, aerosols play an essential part in cloud formation, while also reflecting sunlight themselves.
These particles, in turn, grow over time and then serve as condensation nuclei for water vapor -- they thus play an important role in cloud formation in the tropics.
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