condensation C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /kənˌɖɛnˌse.ʃən/ 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · drops of water that form... condensate 3 noun · a shorter version of a... abridgementabridgment Word family Forms condensations Derived forms anticondensationautocondensationcocondensationcondensationalcontrailcricondenthermcryocondensationcyclocondensationdecondensationevapocondensationhypercondensationnoncondensation Common collocations condensation trail Noun + noun Etymology AI details From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem. condensatio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # condensation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˌɖɛnˌse.ʃən/ **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 - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown