condensation
Translation
condensation, abridgement, summary
Examples
There was condensation on the inside of the windows.
There was condensation on the inside of the windows.
This book is a condensation of a much longer work.
This book is a condensation of a much longer work.
Grammar Patterns
((on sth.)) water on a surface from condensation There was condensation on the inside of the windows.
((of sth.)) a shorter version of (sth.) This book is a condensation of a much longer work.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (physical) liquefaction; (text) summary, abridgement
Etymology
From Latin 'con-' (together) + 'densus' (dense, thick). The process of making something more dense.
Memory Tips
Think of water vapor becoming 'dense' to form water, or a long text made 'dense' into a summary.