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condenses

con·dense
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-dens]
    • /kənˈdɛns/
    • /kənˈdens/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-dens]
    • /kənˈdɛns/

Definitions of condenses word

  • verb with object condenses to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate. 1
  • verb with object condenses to reduce to a shorter form; abridge: Condense your answer into a few words. 1
  • verb with object condenses to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state. 1
  • verb without object condenses to become denser or more compact or concentrated. 1
  • verb without object condenses to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form. 1
  • verb without object condenses to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor: The steam condensed into droplets. 1
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Origin of condenses

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French condenser < Latin condēnsāre, equivalent to con- con- + dēnsāre to thicken, verbal derivative of dēnsus dense

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Parts of speech for Condenses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Condenses

condenses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

condenses usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with condenses

  • when water vapor condenses to a liquid?
  • why does temperature increase when water condenses?
  • water condenses at what temperature?
  • what happens when particulate matter condenses in the lungs?

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  • mitosis

    the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.

  • radiation fog

    fog produced by the nocturnal cooling of the surface boundary layer to a temperature at which its content of water vapor condenses.

  • steam

    water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.

  • steam point

    the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
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