(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

[ Syn: condensate ]

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; the contraction of a gas on cooling

[ Syn: compression , contraction ]

a shortened version of a written work

[ Syn: abridgement , abridgment , capsule ]

the act of increasing the density of something

[ Syn: condensing ]