What is another word for condensations?

Pronunciation: [kɒndɪnsˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Condensation is a phenomenon that occurs when water vapor in the air is cooled and turns into water droplets. As a result, condensations are commonly associated with moisture, humidity, and dampness. Some synonyms for condensations include dew, mist, fog, precipitation, and steam. Dew is seen in the early morning as droplets of water that form on surfaces due to overnight cooling. Mist and fog are both forms of water droplets suspended in the air, with the former occurring near the ground and the latter at higher altitudes. Precipitation is a general term for any form of moisture that falls from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Finally, steam is the gaseous form of water that is produced when liquid water is heated to its boiling point.

Usage examples for Condensations

Something of the sweet cheerfulness and loving gratitude of the wife had made its way among the sound theological quotations and the judicious condensations.
"Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories"
Mrs. Woods Baker
They never attempted to reason, to compare, to balance; their minds were filled with the vapour of tumultuous impressions which condensed at different periods into dogmas, and were succeeded by fresh condensations from the same source.
"Renée Mauperin"
Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
In such situations, reading by snatches, and by intervals of precarious leisure, people form the habit of seeking and unduly valuing condensations of the meaning, where in reality the truth suffers by this short-hand exhibition, or else they demand too vivid illustrations of the meaning.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey

Famous quotes with Condensations

  • Accordingly the primordial state of things which I picture is an even distribution of protons and electrons, extremely diffuse and filling all (spherical) space, remaining nearly balanced for an exceedingly long time until its inherent instability prevails. We shall see later that the density of this distribution can be calculated; it was about one proton and electron per litre. There is no hurry for anything to begin to happen. But at last small irregular tendencies accumulate, and evolution gets under way. The first stage is the formation of condensations ultimately to become the galaxies; this, as we have seen, started off an expansion, which then automatically increased in speed until it is now manifested to us in the recession of the spiral nebulae.
    Arthur Eddington

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