Condensation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006082",
  "term": "Condensation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A part of the hydrologic cycle during which water vapor turns into a liquid.\n\n2. The transformation of the water vapor content of the air into liquid water on cold surfaces. The beads or drops of water (or frost in extremely cold weather) that accumulate on the inside of the exterior covering of a building when warm, moisture-laden air from the interior reaches a point where the temperature no longer permits the air to sustain the moisture it holds.\n\n3. Vapor in the air turns into water on cold surfaces. Beads or drops of water (and frost in extremely cold weather) accumulate on the inside of the exterior covering of a building when warm, moisture-laden air from the interior reaches a point where the temperature no longer permits the air to sustain the moisture it holds.\n\n4. The phase change of water from vapor to liquid by cooling, releasing latent heat energy to the atmosphere, or, when water changes from a gas state to a liquid state.\n\n5. The process of water vapor in the air turning into liquid water. Water drops on the outside of a cold glass of water are condensed water. Condensation is the opposite process of evaporation.\n\n6. In general, the physical process by which a vapor becomes a liquid or solid; the opposite of evaporation, although on the molecular scale, both processes are always occurring.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
    "RRNC Glossary of Terms",
    "My NASA Data Glossary",
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms",
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/condensation/"
}