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condensation

[kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn-] / ˌkɒn dɛnˈseɪ ʃən, -dən- /




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The maximum condensation heat transfer coefficient, which measures a surface's ability to transfer heat, reached approximately 88 kW·m-2·K-1.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

He raised concerns about the "potential impact on high-value medical imaging equipment" and the "possibility of condensation forming within ventilation systems".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I prefer parchment paper for the first layer, which allows the bread to breathe and avoids recreating the clammy condensation routine of the airport sandwich.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“Incompleteness, displacements, condensations, multiplicity of characters, unexpected returns, details that have no apparent explanation and even a lack of relevant details will be our traveling companions,” Ribeiro writes, preparing us for the journey.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2021

Heart-catching condensations of pure grief, they feel spookily in tune with images we’ve been seeing all over the world this year.

From Washington Post Aug. 31, 2020

The first condensations of matter were about the mass of a large star cluster or a small galaxy.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

Many of the features newly seen in Cassini data indicated the presence of condensations or small moons only a few tens of meters across imbedded in the rings.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

It is even possible that the material outgassed from Io contributes, after many collisions and condensations, to the ring system of Jupiter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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