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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > CONDENSATION

PREFERRED TERM

CONDENSATION  

DEFINITION

  • In meteorological usage, this term is applied only to the transformation from vapor to liquid; any process in which a solid forms directly from its vapor is termed deposition, and the reverse process sublimation.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-04-20 14:10:30.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (CONDENSATION [d7fbbafe-fc73-4b63-9837-3d53d2370d9d,84643] - WATER VAPOR PROCESSES [3c4fe00c-6fb1-403e-a053-3a0174a6dfe6,278813]);
  • 2017-04-21 12:56:33.0 [sritz] update Definition (In meteorological usage, this term is applied only to the transformation from vapor to liquid; any process in which a solid forms directly from its vapor is termed deposition, and the reverse process sublimation.); update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society);

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