condensation
noun
[ kɒndɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n ]
• water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
• "the inside of the cab steamed up with condensation"
• the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid.
• "the cloud is caused by condensation in the air"
• a concise version of something, especially a text.
• "a readable condensation of the recent literature"
Similar:
abridgement,
summary,
synopsis,
precis,
abstract,
digest,
encapsulation,
shortening,
abbreviation,
cutting,
summarization,
Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin condensatio(n- ), from condensare ‘press close together’ (see condense).
