condensation

== English == === Etymology === From condense +‎ -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ 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, physical chemistry) The conversion of a gas to a liquid. The accumulation of water due to contact between the air's water vapour and a cold surface such as a glass, window, wall, etc. The condensate so formed. (chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule. Synonym: dehydration synthesis Antonym: hydrolysis (psychology) when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas. A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium. (graph theory, 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nonsonicated == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin 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 ==== condenser === Further reading === “condensation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012