# condensation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #24,705

## Definitions
1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
2. The state of being condensed.
3. The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
4. The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
5. The condensate so formed.
6. The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.
7. when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.
8. A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
9. 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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **conversation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condensation-vs-conversation)
- **compensation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compensation-vs-condensation)
- **condemnation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condemnation-vs-condensation)

## Common misspellings (19)
`ccondensation`, `cnodensation`, `codnensation`, `conddensation`, `condenastion`, `condennsation`, `condensaiton`, `condensasion`, `condensatino`, `condensationn`, `condensatoin`, `condensattion`, `condenssation`, `condenstaion`, `condesnation`, `condnesation`, `conednsation`, `conndensation`, `ocndensation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/condensation