We remark the fact that in the higher of these agglomerations of condensed vapour, the clouds which float at an elevation of from twenty to thirty thousand feet or more, the masses are generally thin, and arranged more or less in a leaflike form, though even here a tendency to produce spherical clouds is apparent.Įven though the day outside was stunningly clear and bright, harsh sunlight spilling across the dark black of the nonskid on the flight deck, there was always the danger of icing as moisture from the air condensed on metal surfaces. These pellets combine the pure, concentrated, active principles of several vegetable alteratives, and the result is, that within the small compass of a few grains he has most happily blended and chemically condensed these properties so that their action upon the ANIMAL ECONOMY is sanative and universal.īut when the universe expanded and cooled the Higgs field condensed out, like a frost settling on blades of grass. Ī heavy purplish vapor in the crucible condensed on the walls into black, flakey crystals. ĭouglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology DictionaryĮarly 15c., from Middle French condenser (14c.) or directly from Latin condensare "to make dense," from com-, intensive prefix (see com- ), + densare "make thick," from densus "dense, thick, crowded," a word used of crowds, darkness, clouds, etc. undergo condensation change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops "water condenses" "The acid distills at a specific temperature" make more concise "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: digest. 2 To make more close, compact, or dense to compress or concentrate.
v 1 (context transitive English) To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
(context archaic English) Condensed compact dense. Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures, but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit. To become more compact to be reduced into a denser form. The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International DictionaryĬondense \Con*dense"\, v.
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