condense

Everyday

1. To condense is for a gas to turn into a liquid when it cools, as steam turns into water drops. tree →
2. To condense something is to make it thicker by removing water, like condensed milk. tree →
3. To condense a piece of writing is to make it shorter while keeping the main ideas. tree →

In the lessons

In science and the water cycle: water evaporates from seas and lakes, the water vapour rises, cools and condenses into tiny drops that make clouds, which then fall as rain (precipitation). Condensation is why a cold glass gets wet on the outside, a bathroom mirror steams up, and your breath makes mist on a cold day. In English, condensing notes means summarising. Phrases: «condense into», «condensed milk», «condense on».

Examples

• Water vapour condenses into droplets on a cold window. tree →
• Clouds form when water vapour condenses. tree →
• Steam from the shower condenses on the mirror. tree →
• Evaporate, condense, precipitate — that's the water cycle. tree →
• Your breath condenses into a mist on a frosty morning. tree →
• The drink can was cold, so water condensed on the outside. tree →
• Condense your notes into five key points. tree →
• Condensed milk is thick and sweet. tree →
• I have considerably condensed and modified the somewhat Babu English of the original. tree →

Note

Regular verb: condensed. Noun: condensation. Condensing is the opposite of evaporating. Myth: the water on a cold glass does not leak through the glass; it comes from the air.

In Jewish tradition

In science and the water cycle: water evaporates from seas and lakes, the water vapour rises, cools and condenses into tiny drops that make clouds, which then fall as rain (precipitation). Condensation is why a cold glass gets wet on the outside, a bathroom mirror steams up, and your breath makes mist on a cold day. In English, condensing notes means summarising. Phrases: «condense into», «condensed milk», «condense on».

Examples

• He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Air, Vayu ; then Water, Apas, which condenses into solid elementary Earth, Prithivi ; and lastly from the Water He formed Fire. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• 27) The author endeavors to show how the creative divine word became more condensed and how a new series of productions came out of three elements. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Regular verb: condensed. Noun: condensation. Condensing is the opposite of evaporating. Myth: the water on a cold glass does not leak through the glass; it comes from the air.