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condensation

change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase; reverse of evaporation
Event phase_change Q166583
condensation
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Summary

condensation is a phase change[1]. condensation draws 3,231 Wikipedia views per month (phase change category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commons category: Condensation[3]
  • Opposite of: vaporization[4]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8]
  • Has effect: liquid state of matter[9]
  • Uses: gaseous state of matter[10]
  • Studied by: thermodynamics[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]
  • Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/clima/imaging/conden.htm[13]

Why It Matters

condensation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] condensation is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

thermodynamics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gemet id → 1681
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'bat_smg', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'commo
    Sitelink count → 80
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gemet id: 1681, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/152599781|condensation (process) (#152599781)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5959|GEMET ID]] "
  2. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → condensation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: condensation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916973|condensation (#289916973)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Has effect → liquid state of matter
    Aliases → —
    Local thumb → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 2915, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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