condensation

condensation

noun

Definition of CONDENSATION

1

a shortened version of a written work <a condensation of the opinion issued by the state's supreme court>

Synonyms abbreviation, bowdlerization, condensation, digest

Related Words abstract, aperçu, brief, capsule, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resum{eacute}), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, tabloid, wrap-up

Near Antonyms amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion

2

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing <a staff employed in the condensation of magazine articles>

Synonyms compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping

Related Words abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lessening

Near Antonyms dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swelling

Antonyms decompression, expansion