condensed

con·dense  (kn-dns)

v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es

v.tr.

1. To reduce the volume or compass of.

2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten.

3. Physics

a. To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid.

b. To remove water from (milk, for example).

v.intr.

1. To become more compact.

2. To undergo condensation.

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[Middle English condensen, from Old French condenser, from Latin condnsre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dnsre, to thicken (from dnsus, thick).]

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con·densa·bili·ty n.

con·densa·ble, con·densi·ble adj.

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condensed [kənˈdɛnst]

adj

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of printers' type) narrower than usual for a particular height Compare expanded [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany designating an inflorescence in which the flowers are crowded together and are almost or completely sessile

3. (Chemistry) Chem designating a polycyclic ring system in a molecule in which two rings share two or more common atoms, as in naphthalene Also fused

Thesaurus

condensed

adjective

1. abridged, concentrated, compressed, curtailed, potted, shortened, summarized, slimmed-down, encapsulated I also produced a condensed version of the paper.

2. concentrated, reduced, thickened, boiled down, precipitated (Chemistry) condensed milk

Translations

condensed [kənˈdɛnst] adj

(= abridged) [version, book] → condensé(e)

(= concentrated) [soup, liquid] → concentré(e) condensed milk
condensed milk n → lait m concentré