Condensing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Condense \Con*dense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condensed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Condensing}.] [L. condensare; con- + densare to make
     thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. F. condenser. See
     {Dense}, and cf. {Condensate}.]
     1. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or
        concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to


        abridge; to epitomize.
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              In what shape they choose,
              Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. --Milton.
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              The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid
              may be condensed into the usual formula,
              dissimulation, procrastination, and again
              dissimulation.                        --Motley.
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     2. (Chem. & Physics) To reduce into another and denser form,
        as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid
        form, or steam into water.
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     {Condensed milk}, milk reduced to the consistence of very
        thick cream by evaporation (usually with addition of
        sugar) for preservation and transportation.
  
     {Condensing engine}, a steam engine in which the steam is
        condensed after having exerted its force on the piston.
  
     Syn: To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate;
          abridge; epitomize; reduce.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  condensing
       n : the act of increasing the density of something [syn: {condensation}]