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Definition of condensation in English: condensationnoun kɒndɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑnˌdɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n mass noun1Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. 水滴；凝聚成的液体；冷凝液 the inside of the cab steamed up with condensation Example sentencesExamples - Making his way to one of the deep blue glass pillars that adorned the laboratory, he gently swept some beads of condensation off the surface.
- Floaters often look like cobwebs, worms, rings, dots, or specks, which are actually condensations in the vitreous humor of the eye.
- Don't have a bath or shower before viewers arrive as the room will be steamy and it might give the impression that you have a condensation problem.
- He wiped away a layer of condensation from the surface, all cold and slippery, then peered into his pores.
- Oh, how wondrous it looked to him; the red and yellow striped umbrella calling out his hunger, with pretzels and chips suspended in a case on the cart, sodas and water sweating beads of condensation.
- It can help to reduce building maintenance requirements by eliminating or drastically reducing condensation on the interior surfaces of windows, particularly in cold climates.
- Thinking back, I recalled droplets of condensation.
- Since fans have to be installed inside to evaporate water condensation, a lot of noise is caused, which is more difficult to resolve than dripping.
- The conditions causing mold (such as water leaks, condensation, infiltration, or flooding) should be corrected to prevent mold from growing.
- In the case of a condensation problem, you should have your basement insulated with some dry-lined, insulated plasterboard.
- The ceiling fans are on, the droplets of condensation are running in rivulets down our lime sodas, the table is laid.
- The second is that as it is exposed to the warmer air of the room it gains a featherlight condensation, the gentlest acknowledgement of its chill freshness.
- If the moist air can't reach the cool surfaces, it won't release water as condensation.
- In the winter, condensation on cold walls encourages mold growth, but even thick insulation can be invaded if vapor barriers in exterior walls are not effective.
- If the warm packages are handled with unsterile hands or placed on cold surfaces where condensation may form, the sterility of the package may be compromised.
- Typically, plates are inverted during incubation to prevent condensation droplets from falling onto the surface of the agar.
- Also known as hydrosols, floral waters are the condensation that is collected after plants are steamed to extract their essential oils.
- Are windows and interior surfaces free of condensation?
- Reduce the potential for condensation on cold surfaces by adding insulation.
- Evoke felt the cold also as condensation from the cold rose up from the wet ground.
Synonyms moisture, water droplets, steam 2The conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid. （蒸汽或气体的）冷凝，凝结，凝聚 the cloud is caused by condensation in the air Example sentencesExamples - When the temperature drops below what is termed the dew-point, there is a net condensation and a cloud formation can occur.
- Avoid condensation of water on fruit after it is removed from cold storage.
- If the air parcel is cooled, the gaseous water molecules slow down and take a liquid form, so condensation dominates.
- The opposite of evaporation is condensation where vapor changes to a liquid.
- The size of both tubes must be equal because the humidity of the air is changing constantly and so condensation of moisture on the tubes is different.
- Keep in mind, though, that some basement moisture problems stem from condensation rather than leakage, which will be discussed later in this guide.
- The melting and freezing point of a liquid are always the same temperature, the boiling point and the condensation point are also at a characteristic temperature.
- In cold climates, the condensation and frosting of water vapor when warm exhaust air meets subzero outdoor temperatures is a concern.
- If the air cools below this point it is supersaturated with water, and condensation occurs to restore the balance.
- By repeating vaporization and condensation, individual components in the solution can be recovered in a pure state.
- If more molecules are leaving the gas and becoming liquid then the process is condensation.
- While oil with just 300 hours of use appears to be in good condition, it can contain moisture picked up via condensation caused by temperature fluctuations.
- A gas changing to a liquid is condensation and a liquid changing to a solid is freezing.
- If warm water affects evaporation, let's see if cooling water vapor affects condensation!
- They have shown that Mars today has a unique climate that is dominated by the condensation and sublimation of its major atmospheric constituent, carbon dioxide.
- The cuvettes were connected to a gas analyser by copper tubes that were warmed by electric cables to avoid condensation of water vapour.
- And in top-quality work, both pipes should be insulated, hot water to minimize heat loss and cold water to prevent surface condensation.
- The condensation is generally activated from the vapour phase of the material.
- The resulting upward motion at fronts causes cooling of the air, condensation of water vapour to produce clouds, and eventually precipitation.
- There was probably a lot of sulphur, sulphuric acid, a lot of carbonation and condensation, all very damaging to the concrete.
Synonyms precipitation, liquefaction, deliquescence distillation - 2.1Chemistry count noun A reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H₂O as a by-product.
〔化〕凝聚反应；缩合反应 Example sentencesExamples - Imide resins are prepared by the condensation of an anhydride and diamine, via a polyamic acid intermediate.
- The simplest peptide, a dipeptide, contains a single peptide bond formed by the condensation of the carboxyl group of one amino acid with the amino group of the second with the concomitant elimination of water.
- The first synthetic polymer produced by a condensation reaction was Bakelite.
- These molecules are synthesized by the condensation of CDP-diacylglycerol with PG.
- Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.
- 2.2Psychology The fusion of two or more images or ideas into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams.
〔心理〕精神凝缩（作用） Example sentencesExamples - Freud analyses what he calls the technique of jokes, and points out that some of the mechanisms employed are indeed to be found in dreams; in particular, condensation, and the substitution of one word for another.
- The work of condensation in dreams is seen at its clearest when it handles words and names.
- They are the products of the same mental processes that produce dreams - such as symbolization and the condensation of multiple meanings into one picture.
- Like all symbioses it was bound together and sustained by the primary processes of uncritical displacement and condensation.
- As Jones pointed out, any symbol is the result of psychological condensation.
3count noun A concise version of something, especially a text. （尤指文章的）缩写（本）；简写（本）；节本；摘要 a readable condensation of the recent literature 一本可读性强的近期文学作品缩写本。 Example sentencesExamples - He has written about a hundred short stories, many articles, condensations of Ramayan and Mahabharat, Chalantika, a much-used Bengali dictionary and translated the Gita and Meghdoot.
- The second, ‘Of the Passions', was a condensation and revision of the second book of the Treatise.
- The image is a heavily marked condensation of motifs concerned with repressed sexuality, knowledge, visibility and vision, intellectuality, and desire.
- We have one other major article, a condensation of a piece by Dave Snowden from the Journal of Knowledge Management.
- Anticipating the visual world of television, it surpassed even the condensations of the news weeklies and digest by summarizing in photographs instead of in text.
- It's online to subscribers only but it is essentially a severe condensation of my monograph on the subject.
- Death prevented this and Oberon has steadily resisted improvement at a variety of hands; the most satisfactory version does seem to be a condensation of the composer's original.
- The stag films, promotional and training material, B-movie condensations, countdown leaders, newsreels and intertitles he uses operate as commentary rather than as entertainment.
- Where were the unpredictable twists of idea and phrase that poetic condensation conjures up?
- And I've just discovered that this cluster is also referred to as a condensation, as in ‘a small local cluster of galaxies that condensed out of the general expansion of the Universe’.
- He's a condensation of the many things that are broken in people - the dull, agonizing itches that persist deep within us.
- So I offer the following condensations on the basis that they'll either inspire trips to the bookshop, or save you the bother.
- The house is a condensation of the past, representing how this city has developed from a century ago to the present.
Synonyms abridgement, summary, synopsis, precis, abstract, digest, encapsulation shortening, abridgement, abbreviation, cutting, summarization
OriginEarly 17th century: from late Latin condensatio(n-), from condensare 'press close together' (see condense). Definition of condensation in US English: condensationnounˌkɑnˌdɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nˌkänˌdenˈsāSH(ə)n 1Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. 水滴；凝聚成的液体；冷凝液 Example sentencesExamples - The second is that as it is exposed to the warmer air of the room it gains a featherlight condensation, the gentlest acknowledgement of its chill freshness.
- Making his way to one of the deep blue glass pillars that adorned the laboratory, he gently swept some beads of condensation off the surface.
- It can help to reduce building maintenance requirements by eliminating or drastically reducing condensation on the interior surfaces of windows, particularly in cold climates.
- Evoke felt the cold also as condensation from the cold rose up from the wet ground.
- Don't have a bath or shower before viewers arrive as the room will be steamy and it might give the impression that you have a condensation problem.
- Are windows and interior surfaces free of condensation?
- He wiped away a layer of condensation from the surface, all cold and slippery, then peered into his pores.
- The ceiling fans are on, the droplets of condensation are running in rivulets down our lime sodas, the table is laid.
- Typically, plates are inverted during incubation to prevent condensation droplets from falling onto the surface of the agar.
- The conditions causing mold (such as water leaks, condensation, infiltration, or flooding) should be corrected to prevent mold from growing.
- Floaters often look like cobwebs, worms, rings, dots, or specks, which are actually condensations in the vitreous humor of the eye.
- In the case of a condensation problem, you should have your basement insulated with some dry-lined, insulated plasterboard.
- Oh, how wondrous it looked to him; the red and yellow striped umbrella calling out his hunger, with pretzels and chips suspended in a case on the cart, sodas and water sweating beads of condensation.
- Since fans have to be installed inside to evaporate water condensation, a lot of noise is caused, which is more difficult to resolve than dripping.
- Also known as hydrosols, floral waters are the condensation that is collected after plants are steamed to extract their essential oils.
- Reduce the potential for condensation on cold surfaces by adding insulation.
- Thinking back, I recalled droplets of condensation.
- If the warm packages are handled with unsterile hands or placed on cold surfaces where condensation may form, the sterility of the package may be compromised.
- If the moist air can't reach the cool surfaces, it won't release water as condensation.
- In the winter, condensation on cold walls encourages mold growth, but even thick insulation can be invaded if vapor barriers in exterior walls are not effective.
Synonyms moisture, water droplets, steam 2The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. （蒸汽或气体的）冷凝，凝结，凝聚 Example sentencesExamples - While oil with just 300 hours of use appears to be in good condition, it can contain moisture picked up via condensation caused by temperature fluctuations.
- If the air parcel is cooled, the gaseous water molecules slow down and take a liquid form, so condensation dominates.
- The size of both tubes must be equal because the humidity of the air is changing constantly and so condensation of moisture on the tubes is different.
- And in top-quality work, both pipes should be insulated, hot water to minimize heat loss and cold water to prevent surface condensation.
- A gas changing to a liquid is condensation and a liquid changing to a solid is freezing.
- Avoid condensation of water on fruit after it is removed from cold storage.
- The resulting upward motion at fronts causes cooling of the air, condensation of water vapour to produce clouds, and eventually precipitation.
- The cuvettes were connected to a gas analyser by copper tubes that were warmed by electric cables to avoid condensation of water vapour.
- If the air cools below this point it is supersaturated with water, and condensation occurs to restore the balance.
- In cold climates, the condensation and frosting of water vapor when warm exhaust air meets subzero outdoor temperatures is a concern.
- If warm water affects evaporation, let's see if cooling water vapor affects condensation!
- When the temperature drops below what is termed the dew-point, there is a net condensation and a cloud formation can occur.
- If more molecules are leaving the gas and becoming liquid then the process is condensation.
- The condensation is generally activated from the vapour phase of the material.
- They have shown that Mars today has a unique climate that is dominated by the condensation and sublimation of its major atmospheric constituent, carbon dioxide.
- By repeating vaporization and condensation, individual components in the solution can be recovered in a pure state.
- Keep in mind, though, that some basement moisture problems stem from condensation rather than leakage, which will be discussed later in this guide.
- The melting and freezing point of a liquid are always the same temperature, the boiling point and the condensation point are also at a characteristic temperature.
- The opposite of evaporation is condensation where vapor changes to a liquid.
- There was probably a lot of sulphur, sulphuric acid, a lot of carbonation and condensation, all very damaging to the concrete.
Synonyms precipitation, liquefaction, deliquescence - 2.1Chemistry A reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H₂O as a byproduct.
〔化〕凝聚反应；缩合反应 Example sentencesExamples - Imide resins are prepared by the condensation of an anhydride and diamine, via a polyamic acid intermediate.
- The first synthetic polymer produced by a condensation reaction was Bakelite.
- These molecules are synthesized by the condensation of CDP-diacylglycerol with PG.
- Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.
- The simplest peptide, a dipeptide, contains a single peptide bond formed by the condensation of the carboxyl group of one amino acid with the amino group of the second with the concomitant elimination of water.
- 2.2Psychology The fusion of two or more images, ideas, or symbolic meanings into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams.
〔心理〕精神凝缩（作用） Example sentencesExamples - Freud analyses what he calls the technique of jokes, and points out that some of the mechanisms employed are indeed to be found in dreams; in particular, condensation, and the substitution of one word for another.
- They are the products of the same mental processes that produce dreams - such as symbolization and the condensation of multiple meanings into one picture.
- As Jones pointed out, any symbol is the result of psychological condensation.
- The work of condensation in dreams is seen at its clearest when it handles words and names.
- Like all symbioses it was bound together and sustained by the primary processes of uncritical displacement and condensation.
3A concise version of something, especially a text. （尤指文章的）缩写（本）；简写（本）；节本；摘要 a readable condensation of the recent literature 一本可读性强的近期文学作品缩写本。 Example sentencesExamples - He's a condensation of the many things that are broken in people - the dull, agonizing itches that persist deep within us.
- The stag films, promotional and training material, B-movie condensations, countdown leaders, newsreels and intertitles he uses operate as commentary rather than as entertainment.
- The house is a condensation of the past, representing how this city has developed from a century ago to the present.
- He has written about a hundred short stories, many articles, condensations of Ramayan and Mahabharat, Chalantika, a much-used Bengali dictionary and translated the Gita and Meghdoot.
- Where were the unpredictable twists of idea and phrase that poetic condensation conjures up?
- The image is a heavily marked condensation of motifs concerned with repressed sexuality, knowledge, visibility and vision, intellectuality, and desire.
- The second, ‘Of the Passions', was a condensation and revision of the second book of the Treatise.
- So I offer the following condensations on the basis that they'll either inspire trips to the bookshop, or save you the bother.
- Death prevented this and Oberon has steadily resisted improvement at a variety of hands; the most satisfactory version does seem to be a condensation of the composer's original.
- And I've just discovered that this cluster is also referred to as a condensation, as in ‘a small local cluster of galaxies that condensed out of the general expansion of the Universe’.
- We have one other major article, a condensation of a piece by Dave Snowden from the Journal of Knowledge Management.
- It's online to subscribers only but it is essentially a severe condensation of my monograph on the subject.
- Anticipating the visual world of television, it surpassed even the condensations of the news weeklies and digest by summarizing in photographs instead of in text.
Synonyms abridgement, summary, synopsis, precis, abstract, digest, encapsulation shortening, abridgement, abbreviation, cutting, summarization
OriginEarly 17th century: from late Latin condensatio(n-), from condensare ‘press close together’ (see condense). |