1 [U] drops of water that form on a cold surface when warm water VAPOUR becomes cool:
The window was steamed up with condensation.
2 [U] the process of a gas changing to a liquid
3 [C,usually sing,U] (formal) the process of making a book, etc. shorter by taking out anything that is not necessary:
The essay should be a readable condensation of the recent scientific literature.
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