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語源

From condense +‎ -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

発音

• IPA: /ˌkɑn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

condensation (countable and uncountable, plural condensations)

1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
2. The state of being condensed.
   • 1962 October, Cecil J. Allen, Ian Allan, “New Reading on Railways: Great Western”, in Modern Railways, 2s 6d., unnumbered page:

     This is a masterly work of condensation, omitting nothing of importance and providing a most readable book that for a modest half-crown is incredibly good value.

3. (physics, physical chemistry) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
4. The condensate so formed.
5. (chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

   Synonym: dehydration synthesis

   Antonym: hydrolysis

6. (psychology) when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.
7. A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
   • 1982 April 17, Beth Cookson, “Gaay Students Prominent At Med Association Meeting”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

     LGPIM has […] loaned the 45-minute condensation of Word is Out to over 16 medical schools.

8. (graph theory, countable) For a given directed graph G, a directed acyclic graph with one vertex for each strongly connected component of G, and an edge connecting pairs of components that contain the two endpoints of at least one edge in G.

派生語

アナグラム

• nonsonicated