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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
condense \condense"\, v. t. imp. p. p. condensed; p. pr.
vb. n. condensing. l. condensare; con- + densare to make
thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. f. condenser. see
dense, and cf. condensate.
1. to make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or
concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to
abridge; to epitomize.
1913 webster
in what shape they choose,
dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. --milton.
1913 webster
the secret course pursued at brussels and at madrid
may be condensed into the usual formula,
dissimulation, procrastination, and again
dissimulation. --motley.
1913 webster
2. chem. physics to reduce into another and denser form,
as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid
form, or steam into water.
1913 webster
condensed milk, milk reduced to the consistence of very
thick cream by evaporation usually with addition of
sugar for preservation and transportation.
condensing engine, a steam engine in which the steam is
condensed after having exerted its force on the piston.
syn: to compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate;
abridge; epitomize; reduce.
1913 webster
see also:
condensed condensing dense condensate condensed milk condensing engine
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
condensing
n : the act of increasing the density of something syn: condensation
see also:
condensation
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