the act of condensing; the state of being condensed.

the result of being made more compact or dense.

reduction of a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter or terser form; abridgment.

a condensed form

Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?

a condensed mass.

(in nontechnical usage) condensate.

the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.

Chemistry . a reaction between two or more organic molecules leading to the formation of a larger molecule and the elimination of a simple molecule such as water or alcohol.

Meteorology . the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.

Psychoanalysis . the representation of two or more ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses by one word or image, as in a person's humor, accidental slips, or dreams.

Physics . the relative amount by which the density of an elastic medium varies from its average value as a sound wave passes through it.

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unabridgment , dryness

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abstract , boildown , breviary , brief , compendium , compression , concentration , consolidation , conspectus , contraction , curtailment , digest , epitome , essence , prcis , reduction , summary , synopsis , condensate , crystallization , deliquescence , dew , distillation , liquefaction , precipitate , precipitation , rainfall , abridgment