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con⋅den⋅sa⋅tion

  [kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn-]
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–noun
1. the act of condensing; the state of being condensed.
2. the result of being made more compact or dense.
3. reduction of a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter or terser form; abridgment.
4. a condensed form: Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?
5. a condensed mass.
6. (in nontechnical usage) condensate.
7. the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.
8. 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.
9. Meteorology. the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
10. 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.
11. Physics. the relative amount by which the density of an elastic medium varies from its average value as a sound wave passes through it.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL condēnsātiōn- (s. of condēnsātiō), equiv. to condēnsāt(us) condensate + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅den⋅sa⋅tion⋅al, adjective
con⋅den⋅sa⋅tive, adjective
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con·den·sa·tion   (kŏn'děn-sā'shən, -dən-)   
n.  

  1. The act of condensing.

  2. The state of being condensed.

  3. A condensate.

  4. An abridgement or shortening of something, especially of a written work or speech.

  5. Physics

    1. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

    2. The liquid so formed.

  6. Chemistry A chemical reaction in which water or another simple substance is released by the combination of two or more molecules.

  7. Psychology The process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of several, not necessarily related, ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.

con'den·sa'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: con·den·sa·tion
Pronunciation: "kän-"den-'sA-sh&n, -d&n-
Function: noun
1 : the act or process ofcondensing: as a : a chemical reaction involving union between molecules often with elimination of a simple molecule (as water) to form a new more complex compound of often greatermolecular weight b : the conversion of a substance (as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor
2 : representation of several apparently discrete ideas by a single symbol especially in dreams
3 : an abnormal hardening of an organ or tissue condensations>
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condensation con·den·sa·tion (kŏn'děn-sā'shən, -dən-)
n.

  1. The act of making more solid or dense. Also called compression.

  2. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

  3. The liquid formed when a gas is condensed.

  4. The psychological process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of a group of ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.

  5. The dental process of packing a filling material into a cavity.

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