condensation

Noun

condensation (countable and uncountable, plural condensations)

1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed.
2. 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
3. (physical) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
   1. (physical) 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.
4. The condensate so formed.
5. The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

   Synonyms:

   dehydration synthesis

   Antonyms:

   hydrolysis

6. (Freudian) A process in which several thoughts, wishes, memories, or associations are combined into a single image, idea or dream element.
7. 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
8. (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.