Condensate vs. Condensation

Condensate vs. Condensation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Condensate and Condensation

Condensatenoun

(physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.

Condensationnoun

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

Condensatenoun

(chemistry) The product of a condensation reaction.

Condensationnoun

The state of being condensed.

Condensatenoun

(physics) Any of various condensed quantum states.

Condensationnoun

(physics) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

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Condensateverb

To condense.

Condensationnoun

The condensate so formed.

Condensateadjective

(obsolete) Made dense; condensed.

Condensationnoun

(chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

Condensatenoun

atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

Condensationnoun

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Condensationnoun

the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

Condensationnoun

atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

Condensationnoun

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;

the contraction of a gas on cooling

Condensationnoun

a shortened version of a written work

Condensationnoun

the act of increasing the density of something