[mass noun]water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it 水滴;凝聚成的液体;冷凝液
[mass noun]the process of becoming more dense, in particular 浓缩,尤指 ■the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid (蒸汽或气体的)冷凝,凝结,凝聚 ■(亦作 condensation reaction)[count noun](Chemistry)a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H2O as a by-product (化)凝聚反应;缩合反应 ■(Psychology) the fusion of two or more images, ideas, or symbolic meanings into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams (心理)精神凝缩(作用)
[count noun]a concise version of something, especially a text (尤指文章的)缩写(本);简写(本);节本;摘要 a readable condensation of the recent literature. 一本可读性强的近期文学作品缩写本。
语源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin condensatio(n-), from condensare 'press close together' (see condense)