CONDENSATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does condensate mean? 

• CONDENSATE (noun)
  The noun CONDENSATE has 2 senses:

1. a product of condensation

2. atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

  Familiarity information: CONDENSATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONDENSATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A product of condensation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("condensate" is a kind of...):

fresh water; freshwater (water that is not salty)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

condensate; condensation

Hypernyms ("condensate" is a kind of...):

atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condensate"):

sweat (condensation of moisture on a cold surface)

dew (water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air)

Derivation:

condense (undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops)

condense (cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid)