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condensation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act or process of condensing or of being condensed.
(countable, uncountable) The state of being condensed.
- This is a masterly work of condensation, omitting nothing of importance and providing a most readable book that for a modest half-crown is incredibly good value. 1962 October, Cecil J. Allen, Ian Allan, “New Reading on Railways: Great Western”, in Modern Railways, 2s 6d., unnumbered page:
(countable, physical, uncountable) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
(countable, physical, uncountable) The conversion of a gas to a liquid. ▸ The accumulation of water due to contact between the air's water vapour and a cold surface such as a glass, window, wall, etc.
- Condensation is a challenge that has to be carefully planned for in home-building, to avoid problems such as mould and structural damage.
(countable, uncountable) The condensate so formed.
(countable, uncountable) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.
(countable, qualifier:Freudian, uncountable) A process in which several thoughts, wishes, memories, or associations are combined into a single image, idea or dream element.
(countable, uncountable) A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
- LGPIM has […] loaned the 45-minute condensation of Word is Out to over 16 medical schools. 1982 April 17, Beth Cookson, “Gaay Students Prominent At Med Association Meeting”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
(countable) For a given directed graph G, a directed acyclic graph with one vertex for each strongly connected component of G, and an edge connecting pairs of components that contain the two endpoints of at least one edge in G.

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
condensations	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (72)

fa میعان (the act or process) · el συμπύκνωση (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fi kondensointi (the act or process) · pl kondensacja (state) · ms kondensasi (the act or process) · pt condensação (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · da kondensation (the act or process) · bg втечняване (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · is þétting (the act or process) · pl kondensacja (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · ms pemeluwapan (the act or process) · vi sự ngưng tụ (the act or process) · sv kondensation (the act or process) · ur تکثیف (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · yue 凝結 /凝结 (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · pl kondensacja (the act or process) · ro condensare (the act or process) · ca condensació (the act or process) · ru конденса́ция (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · ta நீராவி சுருங்குதல் (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · it condensazione (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fr condensation (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · af kondensasie (the act or process) · fi kondensoituminen (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · nn kondensering (the act or process) · la condēnsātiō (the act or process) · cmn 縮合 /缩合 (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · pl kondensacja (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · nl condensatie (the act or process) · fr condensation (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · es condensación (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · nn kondens (state) · ru уплотне́ние (the act or process) · nb kondensasjon (the act or process) · sv kondensation (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · nb kondensasjon (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · nn kondensasjon (the act or process) · nn kondensasjon (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fr déshydratation (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · nb kondens (state) · fi tiivistyminen (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · ja 凝縮 (the act or process) · ms kondensasi (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · tl sakintay (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · de Kondensation (the act or process) · de Kondensation (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · pl skraplanie (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fi kondensoituminen (the act or process) · id kondensasi (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · ca condensació (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fi tiivistyminen (the act or process) · fa چگالش (the act or process) · haw kōkaha (the act or process) · it condensazione (the act or process) · haw kōkaha (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · nb kondensering (the act or process) · fr condensation (the act or process) · fi kondensaatio (state) · bg сгъстяване (the act or process) · bg уплътняване (the act or process) · pt condensação (the act or process) · bg кондензация (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · nl condensatie (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · es condensación (the act or process) · ga comhdhlúthú (the act or process) · ru сгуще́ние (the act or process) · ru конденса́ция (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water) · sv kondensering (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · fi tiivistäminen (the act or process) · ja 結露 (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · cmn 凝結 /凝结 (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) · ja 縮合 (chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water)

condensation en · NOUN

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