condensation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
condensation (countable and uncountable, plural condensations)
- The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
- The state of being condensed.
- (physics) 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.
Derived terms
Terms derived from 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 condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem. Equivalent to condenser + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/
- Rhymes: -jɔ̃
- Homophone: condensations
Noun
condensation f (plural condensations)
- (all senses) condensation.
Related terms
Further reading
- “condensation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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