condensation

noun
/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/UK/kənˌɖɛnˌse.ʃən/

Etymology

From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

  1. borrowed from condensatio

Definitions

  1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

  2. The state of being condensed.

    • This is a masterly work of condensation, omitting nothing of importance and providing a most readable book that for a modest half-crown is incredibly good value.
  3. The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. The condensate so formed.

    2. The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small…

      The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

    3. when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several…

      when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.

    4. A condensed work

      A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.

      • LGPIM has […] loaned the 45-minute condensation of Word is Out to over 16 medical schools.
    5. For a given directed graph G, a directed acyclic graph with one vertex for each strongly…

      For a given directed graph G, a directed acyclic graph with one vertex for each strongly connected component of G, and an edge connecting pairs of components that contain the two endpoints of at least one edge in G.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at condensation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at condensation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at condensation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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