1. water that appears on a cold surface when warm water vapor in the air touches it
2. the process by which a gas or vapor becomes liquid
Usage: physics; chemistry
3. the act of making something shorter or more concise

Examples

• Condensation formed on the bathroom mirror after the hot shower.
• The cold glass collected condensation from the humid air.
• Water vapor undergoes condensation when it cools below its dew point.
• The condensation of steam produces liquid water.
• The editor’s condensation of the novel made it half its original length.
• His speech was a condensation of the main research findings.
• Condensation on car windows can reduce visibility while driving.