condensation
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3.1
- noun
- /ˌkɒndənˈseɪʃən/
- Specialized
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condensación
- Sure, I get a bit of condensation on my bedroom window sometimes, but it's fine.
- condensation and evaporation
- condensation of water vapor
- condensation nuclei
And you stick this in the sand and put this on top and let the sun heat up and the condensation runs down into this bottom bit and creates fresh water.
- And you stick this in the sand and put this on top and let the sun heat up and the condensation runs down into this bottom bit and creates fresh water.
- And we'd come in aim actually had a full beard and there'd be like icicles in his beard from condensation, right?
- That means there can be, there cannot be any condensation water in between those two.
- So could we then generate something from condensation?
Examples
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In the morning, I noticed condensation on the grass after the night air cooled down.
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That should reduce the condensation.
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Last time he was there, he pointed out the condensation on the bedroom windows.
Fiction book (1990) -
The whole ship is filled with condensation.
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If you zoom in on the camera there, you can see some condensation, which is not a good indicator that this thing is dry.
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Her breath produced a circle of condensation on the windowpane.
Academic text (2011) -
Ken, there's an awful lot of condensation on these panels.
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The outside of the glass, coated with condensation, dripped on his damp skin.
Fiction book (1996) -
Inside the van, glistening beads of condensation appeared at the edge of the windshield.
Fiction book (1992) -
The condensation on the car windows made it difficult to see while driving.
Synonyms
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1.0
Small drops of water on grass and other cool surfaces in the morning
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7.8
A liquid or solid that forms when a gas cools
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3.7
Water in the air turns into visible clouds
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7.5
To change a solid or gas into a liquid
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3.9
Water drops on a surface that make it hard to see through
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that makes a very strong vacuum by turning gas into liquid on cold surfaces
How Foggy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word condensation comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and dens 'thick', and it shares the root with condense and dense. So, physical condensation is when a gas 'comes together' and gets 'thick' as drops of liquid, like water on a cold glass.