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Wenrouhu Posted 20 years ago
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differences between "condense"and"compress"
What are the differences between "condense"and"compress"?
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Though there are times that the two of them can be used interchangably, there are some particular usages that only one fits into. The following sentence is a good example of what I said: The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid... In talking about reducing the size, compress means to press or squeeze something, whereas condense doesn't imply the pressure.
- Though there are times that the two of them can be used interchangably, there are some particular usages that only one fits into.
- The following sentence is a good example of what I said: The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...
- In talking about reducing the size, compress means to press or squeeze something, whereas condense doesn't imply the pressure.
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Though there are times that the two of them can be used interchangably, there are some particular usages that only one fits into. The following sentence is a good example of what I said:
The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...
In talking about reducing the size, compress means to press or squeeze something, whereas condense doesn't imply the pressure.
The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...
In talking about reducing the size, compress means to press or squeeze something, whereas condense doesn't imply the pressure.
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From my experience and readings, I would say that 'condense' related to the removal of unnecessary words or components whereas 'compress' relates more to the squeezing together of the thing in question without the removal of any of its components.
For example, the well known Readers Digest Condensed Books (many words of the original novel removed by the editor whilst, hopefully, retaining
For example, the well known Readers Digest Condensed Books (many words of the original novel removed by the editor whilst, hopefully, retaining
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LanguageLoverIn this example compress means to force the volume of the gas to a smaller volume and condense means to change it's state,
The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...
i.e. from a gas to liquid
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