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condensation /con·den·sa·tion/ (kon″den-sa´shun)

1. conversion from a gaseous to a liquid or solid phase.

2. compression (1).

3. the packing of dental filling materials into a tooth cavity.

4. a mental process in which one symbol stands for a number of components and contains all the emotions associated with them.

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con·den·sa·tion (kndn-sshn, -dn-)

n.

1. The act of making more solid or dense. Also called compression.

2. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

3. The liquid formed when a gas is condensed.

4. The psychological process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of a group of ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.

5. The dental process of packing a filling material into a cavity.

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condensation

[kon′dənsā′shən]

Etymology: L, condensare, to make thick

1 a reduction to a denser form, such as from water vapor to a liquid.

2 (in psychology) a process, often present in dreams, in which two or more concepts are fused so that a single symbol represents the multiple components. In some cases of schizophrenia condensation, several thoughts and feelings fuse into a single verbal or nonverbal message and may be expressed in repetitive statements or gestures that can have a variety of meanings.

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condensation (knˈ·den·sāˑ·shn),

n 1. change in phase of a substance from a gas or vapor phase to a liquid or solid phase.
2. the process of combining two different molecules by eliminating a simple molecule like water.

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condensation (kän´densā´shn),

n a commonly used term for the insertion and compression or compaction of dental materials into a prepared cavity. Compaction is a more accurate term than condensation. See also compaction.

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condensation

1. the act of rendering, or the process of becoming, more compact.

2. the process of passing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid phase. In animal housing this is a matter of great importance because of the need for a dry environment as a prevention against the spread of infection, especially those spread by inhalation.