Definitions for condensation
ˌkɒn dɛnˈseɪ ʃən, -dən-con·den·sa·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. condensationnoun

   (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

2. condensationnoun

   the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

3. condensation, condensatenoun

   atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

4. compression, condensation, contractionnoun

   the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

   "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

5. condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsulenoun

   a shortened version of a written work

6. condensing, condensationnoun

   the act of increasing the density of something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. condensationnoun

   The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed

2. condensationnoun

   The conversion of a gas to a liquid; the condensate so formed

3. condensationnoun

   The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Condensationnoun

   The act of thickening any body, or making it more gross and weighty. Opposite to rarefaction.

   Etymology: from condensate.

   If by natural arguments it may be proved, that water, by condensation, may become earth; the same reason teacheth, that earth, rarefied, may become water. Walter Raleigh, History.

   By water-glasses the account was not regular; for, from attenuation and condensation, the hours were shorter in hot weather than in cold. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v. c. 18.

   The supply of its moisture is by rains and snow, and dews and condensation of vapours, and perhaps by subterraneous passages. Richard Bentley.

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1. condensation

   Condensation is the process by which a gas or vapor changes its state into a liquid form due to cooling or compression. This physical change is part of the water cycle in nature and also commonly observed in various scientific and industrial processes. It is the opposite of evaporation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Condensationnoun

   the act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed

2. Condensationnoun

   the act or process of reducing, by depression of temperature or increase of pressure, etc., to another and denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water

3. Condensationnoun

   a rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into mesitylene

4. Etymology: [L. condensatio: cf. F. condensation.]

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1. Condensation

   Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporization. When the transition happens from the gaseous phase into the solid phase directly, the change is called deposition.

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon
   • Compression
   • Natural Process
   • Process
   • Psychoanalysis

Anagrams for condensation »

1. nonsonicated

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of condensation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of condensation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of condensation in a Sentence

1. Cayle Royce:

   It's very tight and sweaty -- conditions are really hot, every time you rotate, everything gets soaked. Condensation rains down on you the whole time. Salt water's hugely corrosive, so you get lots of sores and boils. It's a pretty miserable environment.

2. Johannes Meintjes:

   My work as a painter… is the condensation, the concentration of the hidden, but ever present, sadness that is in all people

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=condensation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Condensation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=condensation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condensation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=condensation