condensed
condensed is the simple past and past participle of condense.
Meaning of condense
Verb
condense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)
- To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
- An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
- To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
- Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.
Adjective
condensed (comparative more condensed, superlative most condensed)
- Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.
- a condensed typeface
- Synonyms:
- compact, compressed, concentrated
Synonyms of condensed
Forms of condensed
| comparative | more condensed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most condensed |
Words formed from condensed
- condensed air
- condensed formula
- condensedly
- condensed matter
- condensed matter physicist
- condensed matter physics
- condensed milk
- condensedness
- condensed soup
- decondensed
- extracondensed
- hypercondensed
- noncondensed
- overcondensed
- pericondensed
- precondensed
- semicondensed
- supercondensed
- ultracondensed
- uncondensed
- undercondensed
Phrases with condensed
Questions about condensed
- What does condensed mean?
- Condensed means highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.
- What is condensed the simple past and past participle of?
- Condensed is the simple past and past participle of condense.
- What part of speech is condensed?
- Condensed is an adjective.
Words near condensed in the dictionary
Source and license
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