say it: kahn-duhn-SAY-shuhn
condensation is a noun meaning "(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams". It carries 6 recorded senses.
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
psychoanalysis
the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
“the contraction of a gas on cooling”
a shortened version of a written work
the act of increasing the density of something
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for condensation come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.