Condensation can describe the act of making something shorter, like the condensation of the unabridged dictionary to one that is geared to elementary school students.
In addition to meaning "shortening," condensation also describes the act of changing a gas to a liquid or solid. You have seen this in summer, when the outside of your glass of ice water feels wet in your hand. As the heated air reaches the cold water, the surface of that water begins to evaporate, but it turns back to liquid. This moisture is also called condensation.
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the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
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the act of increasing the density of something
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(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
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