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Definition of Condensing

1. Noun. The act of increasing the density of something.

Definition of Condensing

1. Verb. (present participle of condense) ¹

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Definition of Condensing

1. condense [v] - See also: condense

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condensing

Literary usage of Condensing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"He stated in the spécification: "The object of my invention is to furnish the condensing cylinders of carding engines with spindles of a more durable ..."

2. The Mechanical Engineering of Power Plants by Frederick Remsen Hutton (1897)
"Such non-condensing engines were therefore run at relatively high pressure, ... At one time, therefore, high pressure was synonymous with non-condensing, ..."

3. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"Exhaust Piping, condensing Plants. — The exhaust piping in condensing plants is arranged either according to (1) the independent or (2) the central ..."

4. Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories by Terrell Croft (1922)
"condensing-Water For Steam And Ammonia Condensers May Be Used Over And Over Again ... Re-cooling of condensing water may be necessary when, due to material ..."

5. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1905)
"This paper, therefore, is an extension or elaboration of the discussion upon the relation of these losses, especially such as occur in non-condensing ..."

6. Elements of Inorganic Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science by Thomas Graham (1858)
"But a much superior instrument to the condensing flask is the condensing tube ... A constant supply of cold condensing water from a vessel a is introduced ..."

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