noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/
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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.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 2
The state of being condensed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 3
The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dehydration synthesis
Antonyms: hydrolysis
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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
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Meaning 8
A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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
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Meaning 10
the act of increasing the density of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: condensing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compression, compressing
Narrower terms: thickening, inspissation
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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
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, unconscious process
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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
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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
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Meaning 14
atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: condensate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atmospheric phenomenon
Narrower terms: sweat, dew
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noun
Meaning 15
the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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