Meaning & use
Condenses
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Changes from a gas or vapor into a liquid, or reduces something to a more concentrated or shorter form.
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Water vapor condenses into droplets on a cold glass.
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A note on using this word
Used in physics for the gas-to-liquid phase change and, figuratively, for shortening or summarizing text.
Words with a similar meaning
compressesconcentratesliquefies
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Words with an opposite meaning
expandsvaporizes
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