Definition of "condensation" [con•den•sa•tion]

• The act of condensing. (noun)
• The state of being condensed. (noun)
• A condensate. (noun)
• An abridgement or shortening of something, especially of a written work or speech. (noun)
• Physics The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid. (noun)

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• "Well, you know, there's a fire that releases little tiny pieces of ashes and dust and dirt into the air, and each one of those little individual pieces serves as what we call condensation nuclei -- there's your new term for the day, guys."
• "And the reason being is that, whenever you have a fire, that produces ash and it puts dust into the atmosphere, so any time there's moisture lingering around, the extra ash is what we call condensation nuclei."
• "We all want to know if condensation is a problem in subzero temps (just kidding ... sort of)."