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condensation

noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA2 N D AH0 N S EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being condensed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, physical, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, physical, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • Condensation is a challenge that has to be carefully planned for in home-building, to avoid problems such as mould and structural damage.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The condensate so formed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dehydration synthesis

Antonyms: hydrolysis

7

noun

Meaning 7

when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

the act of increasing the density of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: condensing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compression, compressing

Narrower terms: thickening, inspissation

11

noun

Meaning 11

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: process, unconscious process

12

noun

Meaning 12

a shortened version of a written work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, capsule

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: summary, sum-up

13

noun

Meaning 13

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the contraction of a gas on cooling

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compression, contraction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrinking, shrinkage

Narrower terms: constriction, coarctation

14

noun

Meaning 14

atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: condensate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: atmospheric phenomenon

Narrower terms: sweat, dew

15

noun

Meaning 15

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kondensasie — the act or process
  • Bulgarian: сгъстяване (sgǎstjavane) — the act or process
  • Bulgarian: уплътняване (uplǎtnjavane) — the act or process
  • Catalan: condensació — the act or process
  • Danish: kondensation — the act or process
  • Dutch: condensatie — the act or process
  • Finnish: tiivistäminen — the act or process
  • Finnish: kondensointi — the act or process
  • Finnish: tiivistyminen — the act or process
  • Finnish: kondensoituminen — the act or process
  • French: condensation — the act or process
  • German: Kondensation — the act or process
  • Hawaiian: kōkaha — the act or process
  • Icelandic: þétting — the act or process
  • Irish: comhdhlúthú — the act or process
  • Italian: condensazione — the act or process
  • Japanese: 凝縮 (gyōshuku) — the act or process
  • Latin: condēnsātiō — the act or process
  • Malay: pemeluwapan — the act or process
  • Malay: kondensasi — the act or process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kondensasjon — the act or process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kondensering — the act or process
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kondensasjon — the act or process
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kondensering — the act or process
  • Persian: چگالش (čegâleš) — the act or process
  • Persian: میعان (maya'ân) — the act or process
  • Polish: kondensacja — the act or process
  • Portuguese: condensação — the act or process
  • Romanian: condensare — the act or process
  • Russian: сгуще́ние (sguščénije) — the act or process
  • Russian: уплотне́ние (uplotnénije) — the act or process
  • Spanish: condensación — the act or process
  • Swedish: kondensation — the act or process
  • Vietnamese: sự ngưng tụ — the act or process
  • Finnish: kondensaatio — state
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kondens — state
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kondens — state
  • Polish: kondensacja — state
  • Bulgarian: втечняване (vtečnjavane) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Catalan: condensació — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Chinese Cantonese: 凝結 /凝结 (jing4 git3) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凝結 /凝结 (níngjié) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Dutch: condensatie — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Finnish: tiivistyminen — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Finnish: kondensoituminen — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • French: condensation — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • German: Kondensation — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Greek: συμπύκνωση (sympýknosi) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Hawaiian: kōkaha — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Indonesian: kondensasi — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Italian: condensazione — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Japanese: 結露 (ketsuro) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kondensasjon — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kondensasjon — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Polish: skraplanie — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Polish: kondensacja — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Portuguese: condensação — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Russian: конденса́ция (kondɛnsácija) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Spanish: condensación — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Swedish: kondensation — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Swedish: kondensering — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Tagalog: sakintay — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Tamil: நீராவி சுருங்குதல் (nīrāvi curuṅkutal) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Urdu: تکثیف (takseef) — physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
  • Bulgarian: кондензация (kondenzacija) — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 縮合 /缩合 (suōhé) — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • French: déshydratation — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • French: condensation — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • Japanese: 縮合 (shukugō) — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • Malay: kondensasi — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • Polish: kondensacja — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
  • Russian: конденса́ция (kondɛnsácija) — chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
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