different between condense vs compressed

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?d?ns/

Verb

condense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)

1. (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

   Synonyms: thicken, simplify, (cooking) reduce; see also Thesaurus:compress

   Antonym: dilute

   • The secret course pursued both at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation.

2. (transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
3. (intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

Derived terms

• condensing locomotive

Related terms

• condensation

Translations

Adjective

condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)

1. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.

   • The huge condense bodies of planets.

References

• condense at OneLook Dictionary Search
• condense in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: condensent, condenses

Verb

condense

1. first-person singular present indicative of condenser
2. third-person singular present indicative of condenser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
5. second-person singular imperative of condenser

Italian

Noun

condense f

1. plural of condensa

Anagrams

• censendo

Latin

Adjective

cond?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of cond?nsus

Portuguese

Verb

condense

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
3. first-person singular imperative of condensar
4. third-person singular imperative of condensar

Spanish

Verb

condense

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of condensar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of condensar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of condensar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of condensar.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?p??st/

Adjective

compressed (comparative more compressed, superlative most compressed)

1. Pressed tightly together.
2. Flattened, especially when along its entire length.

Hyponyms

• delta-compressed (software engineering)

Related terms

• compress (verb)
• compressible (adjective)
• compression (noun)
• compressor (noun)

Translations

Verb

compressed

1. simple past tense and past participle of compress

Anagrams

• decompress