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condensation

  • noun
  • /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

Other meanings

  1. The state of being condensed.

  2. The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

Related words

  • contrail
  • cricondentherm
  • evapocondensation
  • noncondensation
  • overcondensation
  • pericondensation
  • ultracondensation
  • aldol condensation
  • Doebner condensation
  • Knoevenagel condensation
  • Ullmann condensation
  • Claisen condensation

Word history

From Latin "condensatio" (condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “condensation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.