condensation
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English
Etymology
condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
condensation (countable and uncountable, plural condensations)
- The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
- The state of being condensed.
- 1962 October, Cecil J. Allen, Ian Allan, “New Reading on Railways: Great Western”, in Modern Railways, 2s 6d., unnumbered page:
- 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.
- (physics, physical chemistry) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
- The condensate so formed.
- (chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.
- Synonym: dehydration synthesis
- Antonym: hydrolysis
- (psychology) when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.
- A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
- 1982 April 17, Beth Cookson, “Gaay Students Prominent At Med Association Meeting”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
- LGPIM has […] loaned the 45-minute condensation of Word is Out to over 16 medical schools.
Derived terms
- aldol condensation
- anticondensation
- autocondensation
- Claisen condensation
- cocondensation
- condensational
- condensation point
- condensation product
- condensation reaction
- condensation trail
- cryocondensation
- cyclocondensation
- Darzens condensation
- decondensation
- Dieckmann condensation
- Dodgson condensation
- Doebner condensation
- hypercondensation
- Knoevenagel condensation
- photocondensation
- polycondensation
- quasicondensation
- recondensation
- selfcondensation
- supercondensation
- Ullmann condensation
Translations
the act or process
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state
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physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid
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condensate — see condensate
chemistry, the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin condēnsātiōnem. Equivalent to condenser + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
condensation f (plural condensations)
- (all senses) condensation
Related terms
Further reading
- “condensation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.