condensation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·den·sa·tion [condensation condensations] BrE [ˌkɒndenˈseɪʃn] NAmE [ˌkɑːndenˈseɪʃn] noun
1. uncountable drops of water that form on a cold surface when warm water ↑vapour becomes cool
•The window was steamed up with condensation.
2. uncountable the process of a gas changing to a liquid
3. countable, usually singular, uncountable (formal)the process of making a book, etc. shorter by taking out anything that is not necessary
•The essay should be a readable condensation of the recent scientific literature.

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from late Latin condensatio(n-), from condensare ‘press close together’, from condensus ‘very thick’, from con- ‘completely’ + densus ‘dense’.

Example Bank:
•Not all roofing problems are caused by leaks; condensation may also be a problem.
•The window was misty with condensation.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  condensing, abridgement, abridgment, capsule, compression, contraction, condensate