condensation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #37996

Meanings

1

noun
The process by which a gas, especially water vapor, turns into a liquid.

Condensation formed on the cold window on a winter morning.
2

noun
Drops of water that form when moist air cools on a surface.

She wiped the condensation off the bathroom mirror.
3

noun
A shorter version of a written work.

The magazine printed a condensation of the bestselling novel.

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Synonyms

2 noun · drops of water that form... condensate

3 noun · a shorter version of a... abridgementabridgment

Word family

Forms condensations

Derived forms anticondensationautocondensationcocondensationcondensationalcontrailcricondenthermcryocondensationcyclocondensationdecondensationevapocondensationhypercondensationnoncondensation

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Phrases (1)

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condensation trail
a visible cloudlike trail formed by moisture associated with an aircraft

Noun + noun

Etymology

From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

condensatio Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# condensation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 37996

## Meanings
1. The process by which a gas, especially water vapor, turns into a liquid.
2. Drops of water that form when moist air cools on a surface.
3. A shorter version of a written work.

## Examples
- Condensation formed on the cold window on a winter morning.
- She wiped the condensation off the bathroom mirror.
- The magazine printed a condensation of the bestselling novel.

## Derived Forms
- anticondensation
- autocondensation
- cocondensation
- condensational
- contrail
- cricondentherm
- cryocondensation
- cyclocondensation
- decondensation
- evapocondensation
- hypercondensation
- noncondensation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condensatio

## Etymology
From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

## AI Etymology
Condensation is from condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include condensatio (Latin). Current senses include the process by which a gas, especially water vapor, turns into a liquid and drops of water that form when moist air cools on a surface. The wider family includes derived forms such as anticondensation, autocondensation, cocondensation, condensational, and contrail.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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