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# condensation

noun (condensation — uncountable)

«condensation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Condensation is when a gas, especially water vapour, cools down and turns into liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#m1)
2. Condensation is also the little drops of water that form on a cold surface, like a window or a cold glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons condensation is part of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) and a change of state from gas to liquid; it explains clouds, dew and misty mirrors. Phrases: «the water cycle», «condensation on the window».

### Examples

- There was condensation on the bathroom mirror after my shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x1)
- Condensation forms clouds in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x2)
- A cold can of drink gets condensation on the outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x3)
- Evaporation, condensation and precipitation make up the water cycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x4)
- We wiped the condensation off the car windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x5)
- Condensation happens when water vapour cools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x6)
- Dew on the grass is a kind of condensation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: condense. Opposite process: evaporation (liquid to gas). Trap: the water on a cold glass did not leak through the glass; it came from water vapour in the air.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «condensation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condensation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«condensation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/condensation.html) on Mova free.