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Condensation vs Summary - What's the difference?

condensation | summary |

As nouns the difference between condensation and summary

is that condensation is the act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed while summary is an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

As an adjective summary is

concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

condensation

English

(wikipedia condensation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed
  • (physics) The conversion of a gas to a liquid; the condensate so formed
  • (chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule

    • Derived terms

    * condensation trail

    Anagrams

    * ----

    summary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
    • A summary review is in the appendix.
  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
    • They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
  • (legal) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
    • Summary justice is bad justice.

    Noun

    (wikipedia summary) (summaries)
  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

    • Synonyms

    * upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)

    Derived terms

    * executive summary * management summary