English-Thai Dictionary
condemn
VT ประกาศ ว่า ทำผิด กล่าวโทษ convict pra-kad-wa-tam-phid
condemn
VT วิจารณ์ อย่างแรง criticize wi-jan-yang-raeng
condemn as
PHRV ประณาม ว่า เป็น ด่าว่า เป็น pra-nam-wa-pen
condemn for
PHRV ประณาม ใน เรื่อง ตำหนิ ใน เรื่อง pra-nam-nai-rueang
condemn to
PHRV ทำให้ ตก อยู่ ใน สภาพ tam-hai-tok-yu-nai-sa-pab
condemn to
PHRV ลงโทษ ด้วย long-tod-duai
condemnation
N การ วิจารณ์ อย่างแรง censure denunciation kan-wi-jan-yang-raeng
condensable
A ที่จับ ตัว เป็น ของเหลว หรือ ของแข็ง ได้ ที่จับ ตัว กัน แน่น ได้
condensation
N การ ทำให้ ลดลง การ ทำให้ น้อยลง compression reduction kan-tam-hai-noi-long
condense
VT ทำให้ น้อยลง ทำให้ ลดลง contract compress tam-hai-noi-long
condense
VT ย่อ abridge abbreviate yor
condensed milk
N นมข้นหวาน nom-kon-wai
condenser
N เครื่อง ที่ เปลี่ยน ก๊าซ ให้ เป็น ของเหลว kreang-ti-pian-kas-hai-pen-kong-leol
condescend
VI ลดตัวลงมา vouchsafe deign lover oneself lod-tus-long-ma
condescend to
PHRV ปฏิบัติ ราวกับ .ต่ำต้อย pa-ti-bad-rao-kab tam-toi
condescend to
PHRV ลดตัวลงมา ทำตัว ตกต่ำ descend to lod-tua-long-ma
condign
ADJ ที่ เหมาะสม (แก่ การถูกลงโทษ deserved suitable ti-mor-som
condiment
N เครื่องปรุง อาหาร seasoning relish krueang-pung-ar-han
condition
N ความเจ็บป่วย illness ailment kwam-jeb-puai
condition
N ปัจจัย แวดล้อม pad-jai-waed-lom
condition
N สถานะ ภาพ ทางสังคม sa-ta-na-phab-tang-sang-kom
condition
N สภาวะ circumstance sa-pa-wa
condition
N สุขภาพ physical state fitness suk-ke-pab
condition
N เงื่อนไข limitation restriction nguean-kai
condition to
PHRV ทำให้ เคยชิน กับ tam-hai-koei-chin-kab
conditional
ADJ ที่ เป็น เงื่อนไข ที่ ต้อง มี คุณ สมบัติ qualified limited ti-pen-ngean-kai
conditioned
ADJ ภายใต้ เงื่อนไข pai-tai-ngean-kai
conditioner
N สิ่ง ที่ กำหนด เงื่อนไข ผู้ ที่ กำหนด เงื่อนไข
condo
N คอนโด คอนโดมิเนียม condominium kon-do
condole
VI แสดง ความเสียใจ sympathize console commiserate sa-daeng-kwam-sia-jai
condole with
PHRV เห็นอกเห็นใจ สงสาร เห็นใจ ปลอบโยน commiserate with sympathize with hen-ook-hen-jai
condolement
N การแสดง ความเสียใจ ต่อ ผู้อื่น การแสดง ความเห็นใจ condolence sympathy pity kan-sa-daeng-kwam-sia-jai-tor-pu-uen
condolence
N การแสดง ความเสียใจ ต่อ ผู้อื่น การแสดง ความเห็นใจ condolement sympathy pity kan-sa-daeng-kwam-sia-jai-tor-pu-uen
condom
N ถุงยาง tung-yang
condominium
N คอนโดมิเนียม condo kon-do-mi-naim
condonation
N การให้อภัย kan hai-ar-pai
condone
VT ให้อภัย forgive pardon hai-ar-pai
condor
N แร้ง พวก Catharidae หรือ Gymnogyps californianus มี ขนาดใหญ่ เหรียญเงิน ตรา ของ อเมริกาใต้ ที่ ประทับ ตา รูป นก แร้ง
condottiere
N หัวหน้า หน่วย ทหาร ใน อิตาลี ทหาร รับจ้าง
conduce
VI นำไปสู่ lead tend contribute nam-pai-su
conduce to
PHRV นำไปสู่ ทำให้เกิด contribute to nam-pai-su
conduce towards
PHRV นำไปสู่ ทำให้เกิด contribute to nam-pai-su
conducive
ADJ ที่ นำไปสู่ ที่ ทำให้เกิด ขึ้น accessory contributory ti-nam-pai-su
conduct
N การ จัดการ mange kan-jad-kan
conduct
N ความประพฤติ behavior kwam-pra-pharued
conduct
VI นำ nam
conduct
VT จัดการ ควบคุม direct manage control jad-kan
conduct
VT นำ นำ ให้ ดู นำ ให้ ทำตาม nam
conduct
VT ประพฤติ behave pra-pharued
conduct away
PHRV บังคับ ให้ ออก ไป นำ ออก ไป conduct out bang-kab-hai-ook-pai
conduct out
PHRV บังคับ ให้ ออก ไป นำ ออก ไป conduct away bang-kab-hai-ook-pai
conductance
N ความสามารถ ใน การนำ ไฟฟ้า
conductibility
N การ จัดการ การ ควบคุม management guidance kan-jad-kan
conductible
ADJ ที่ จัดการ ที่ ควบคุม ti-jad-kan
conduction
N การ เป็น สื่อ นำ transmission kan-pen-sue-nam
conductive
ADJ ที่ สามารถ เป็น สื่อ นำ พลังงาน ได้ ti-sa-mad-pen-sue-nam-pa-lang-ngan-dai
conductivity
N คุณ สมบัติ ใน การ สื่อ นำ พลังงาน ได้ kun-na-som-bad-nai-kan-sue-nam-pa-lang-ngan-dai
conductor
N ผู้ควบคุม ผู้ทำ ผู้จัดการ manager guide leader phu-kuab-kum
conductor
N ผู้ควบคุม วงดนตรี orchestra leader director phu-kuab-kum-wong-don-tri
conductress
N ผู้นำ วงดนตรี ที่ เป็น ผู้หญิง female conductor phu-nam-wong-don-tri-ti-pen-pu-ying
conduit
N ท่อ pipe duct channel to
conduplicate
A ที่ พับ ตามยาว โดย มี ผิวหน้า บน อยู่ ภายใน
condyle
N ตาตุ่ม
condyloid
A เกี่ยวกับ กระดูก ที่ ยื่น ออกมา คล้าย ตาตุ่ม
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COND
v.t.In seamens language, to conduct a ship; to direct the man at helm how to steer.
CONDEMN
v.t.[L., to condemn, to disapprove, to doom, to devote. ] 1. To pronounce to be utterly wrong; to utter a sentence of disapprobation against; to censure; to blame. But the word often expresses more than censure or blame, and seems to include the idea of utter rejection; as, to condemn heretical opinions; to condemn ones conduct.
We condemn mistakes with asperity, where we pass over sins with gentleness.
2. To determine or judge to be wrong, or guilty; to disallow; to disapprove.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God. 1 John 3:21.
3. To witness against; to show or prove to be wrong, or guilty, by a contrary practice.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it. Matthew 12:41.
4. To pronounce to be guilty; to sentence to punishment; to utter sentence against judicially; to doom; opposed to acquit or absolve; with to before the penalty.
The son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death. Matthew 2 :18.
He that believeth on him is not condemned. John 3:18.
5. To doom or sentence to pay a fine; to fine.
And the king of Egypt--condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver. 2 Chronicles 36:3.
6. To judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; as, the ship was condemned as not sea-worthy. To judge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned.
CONDEMNABLE
a.That may be condemned; blamable; culpable.
CONDEMNATION
n. 1. The act of condemning; the judicial act of declaring one guilty, and dooming him to punishment.
For the judgment was by one to condemnation. Romans 5:16.
2. The state of being condemned.
Dost thou not fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation. Luke 23:4 .
3. The cause or reason of a sentence of condemnation. John 3:19.
CONDEMNATORY
a.Condemning; bearing condemnation or censure; as a condemnatory sentence or decree.
CONDEMNED
pp. Censures; pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; adjudged or sentenced to punishment.
CONDEMNER
n.One who condemns or censures.
CONDEMNING
ppr. Censuring; disallowing; pronouncing to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; sentencing to punishment.
CONDENSABLE
a.[See Condense. ] Capable of being condensed; that may be compressed into a smaller compass, and into a more close, compact state; as, vapor is condensable.
CONDENSATE
v.t.[See Condense. ] To condense; to compress into a closer form to cause to take a more compact state; to make more dense.
CONDENSATE
v.i.To become more dense, close or hard.
CONDENSATE
a.Made dense; condensed; made more close or compact.
CONDENSATION
a.[L. See Condense. ] The act of making more dense or compact; or the act of causing the parts that compose a body to approach or unite more closely, either by mechanical pressure, or by a natural process; the state of being condensed. Dew and clouds are supposed to be formed by the condensation of vapor. It is opposed to rarefaction and expansion. Condensation is applicable to any compressible matter; and from condensation proceeds increased hardness, solidity, and weight.
CONDENSATIVE
a.Having a power or tendency to condense.
CONDENSE
v.t.[L., to make thick or close. See Dense. ] 1. To make more close, thick or compact; to cause the particles of a body to approach, or to unite more closely, either by their own attraction or affinity, or by mechanical force. Thus, vapor is said to be condensed into water by the application of cold; and air is condensed in a tube by pressure. Hence the word is sometimes equivalent to compress.
2. To make thick; to inspissate; applied to soft compressible substances.
3. To compress into a smaller compass, or into a close body; to crowd; applied to separate individuals. Thus we say to condense ideas into a smaller compass.
CONDENSE
v.i.To become close or more compact, as the particles of a body; to approach or unite more closely; to grow thick. Vapors condense and coalesce into small parcels.
CONDENSE
a.Close in texture or composition; compact; firm; dense; condensated. [See Dense, which is generally used. ]
CONDENSED
pp. Made dense, or more close in parts; made or become compact; compressed into a narrower compass.
CONDENSER
n.He or that which condenses; particularly a pneumatic engine or syringe in which air may be compressed. It consists of a cylinder, in which is a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent the air from escaping.
CONDENSITY
n.The state of being condensed; denseness; density. [The latter are generally used. ]
CONDER
n.[L. See Cond. ] 1. A person who stands upon a cliff, or elevated part of the sea-coast, in the time of the herring fishery, to point out to the fishermen by signs, the source of the shoals of fish.
2. One who gives directions to a helmsman how to steer the ship.
CONDESCEND
v.i.[L. See Descend. ] 1. To descend from the privileges of superior rank or dignity, to do some act to an inferior, which strict justice or the ordinary rules of civility do not require. Hence, to submit or yield, as to an inferior, implying an occasional relinquishment of distinction.
Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Romans 12:16.
2. To recede from ones rights in negotiation, or common intercourse, to do some act, which strict justice does not require.
Spains mighty monarch, in gracious clemency does condescend, on these conditions, to become your friend.
3. To stoop or descend; to yield; to submit; implying a relinquishment of rank, or dignity of character, and sometimes a sinking into debasement.
Can they think me so broken, so debased, with corporal servitude, that my mind ever will condescend to such absurd commands?
CONDESCENDENCE
n.A voluntary yielding or submission to an inferior. You will observe [in the Turks ] an insulting condescendence which bespeaks their contempt of you.
CONDESCENDING
ppr. 1. Descending from rank or distinction in the intercourse of life; receding from rights or claims; yielding.
2. Yielding to inferiors; courteous; obliging.
CONDESCENDINGLY
adv. By way of yielding to inferiors; with voluntary submission; by way of kind concession; courteously.
CONDESCENSION
n.Voluntary descent from rank, dignity or just claims; relinquishment of strict right; submission to inferiors in granting requests or performing acts which strict justice does not require. Hence, courtesy. It forbids pride and commands humility, modesty and condescension to others.
Raphael, amidst his tenderness, shows such a dignity and condescension in all his behavior, as are suitable to a superior nature.
CONDESCENSIVE
a.Condescending; courteous.
CONDESCENT
n.Condescension. [Not used. ]
CONDIGN
a.[L., worthy. See Dignity. ] 1. Deserved; merited; suitable; applied usually to punishment; as, the malefactor has suffered condign punishment.
2. Worthy; merited; as condign praise.
[In the latter sense, seldom used. ]
CONDIGNITY
n.Merit; desert. In school divinity, the merit of human actions which claims reward, on the score of justice.
CONDIGNLY
adv. According to merit.
CONDIGNNESS
n.Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.
CONDIMENT
n.[L., to season, pickle or preserve. ] Seasoning; sauce; that which is used to give relish to meat or other food, and to gratify the taste. As for radish and the like, they are for condiments, and not for nourishment.
CONDISCIPLE
n.[L. See Disciple. ] A school fellow; a learner in the same school, or under the same instructor.
CONDITE
v.t.[L.] To prepare and preserve with sugar, salt, spices, or the like; to pickle; as, to condite peras, plums, quinces, mushrooms, etc. [Little used. ]
CONDITEMENT
n.A composition of conserves, powders, and spices, in the form of an electuary. [Little used. ]
CONDITING
ppr. Preserving. [Little used. ]
CONDITION
n.[L., to build or make, to ordain; properly, to set or fix, or to set together or in order; con and do, to give; properly, to send. ] 1. State; a particular mode of being; applied to external circumstances, to the body, to the mind, and to things. We speak of a good condition or a bad condition, in reference to wealth and poverty; in reference to health and sickness; in reference to a cheerful or depressed disposition of mind; and with reference to a sound or broken, perishing state of things. The word signifies a setting or fixing, and has a very general and indefinite application, coinciding nearly with state, from sto, to stand, and denotes that particular frame, form, mode or disposition, in which a thing exists, at any given time. A man is in a good condition, when he is thriving. A nation, with an exhausted treasury and burthened with taxes, is not in a condition to make war. A poor man is in a humble condition. Religion affords consolation to man in every condition of life. Exhortations should be adapted to the condition of the mind.
Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; bliss is the same in subject or in king.
2. Quality; property; attribute.
It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and belongs to be hidden and unseen to others.
3. State of mind; temper; temperament; complexion. [See No. 1.]
4. Moral quality; virtue or vice.
[These senses however fall within the first definition. ]
5. Rank, that is, state with respect to the orders or grades of society, or to property; as, persons of the best condition.
6. Terms of a contract or covenant; stipulation; that is, that which is set, fixed, established or proposed. What are the conditions of the treaty?
Make our conditions with yon captive king.
He sendeth and desireth conditions of peace. Luke 14:32.
7. A clause in a bond, or other contract containing terms or a stipulation that it is to be performed, and in case of failure, the penalty of the bond is to be incurred.
8. Terms given, or provided, as the ground of something else; that which is established, or to be done, or to happen, as requisite to another act; as, I will pay a sum of money, on condition you will engage to refund it.
A condition is a clause of contingency, on the happening of which the estate granted may be defeated.
CONDITION
v.i.To make terms; to stipulate. It is one thing to condition for a good office, and another to execute it.
CONDITION
v.t.To contract; to stipulate. It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that Saturn should put to death all his male children.
CONDITIONAL
a. 1. Containing or depending on a condition or conditions; made with limitations; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms. A conditional promise is one which is to be performed, when something else stipulated is done or has taken place. A conditional fee, in law, is one which is granted upon condition, that if the donee shall die without such particular heirs as are specified, the estate shall revert to the donor. Hence it is a fee restrained to particular heirs, to the exclusion of others.
2. In grammar and logic, expressing a condition or supposition; as a conditional word, mode, or tense; a conditional syllogism.
CONDITIONAL
n.A limitation.
CONDITIONALITY
n.The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by certain terms.
CONDITIONALLY
adv. With certain limitations; on particular terms or stipulations; not absolutely or positively. We see large preferments tendered to him, but conditionally, upon his doing wicked offices.
CONDITIONARY
a.Conditional; Stipulated. [Not used. ]
CONDITIONATE
a.Conditional; established on certain terms. [Not used. ]
CONDITIONATE
v.t.To qualify; to regulate. [Not in use. ]
CONDITIONED
pp. 1. Stipulated; containing terms to be performed.
2. a. Having a certain state or qualities. This word is usually preceded by some qualifying term; as good-conditioned; ill-conditioned; best-conditioned.
CONDITIONLY
adv. On certain terms. [Not used. ]
CONDOLE
v.i.[L., to ache, or to grieve. ] To feel pain, or to grieve, at the distress or misfortunes of another. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you.
It is followed by with before the person for whom we feel grief.
CONDOLE
v.t.To lament or bewail with another, or on account of anothers misfortune. [Unusual. ] Why should our poet petition Isis for her safe delivery, and afterwards condole her miscarriage?
CONDOLEMENT
n.Grief; pain of mid, at anothers loss or misfortune; sorrow; mourning.
CONDOLENE
n.Pain of mind, or grief excited by the distress, or misfortune of another.
CONDOLER
n.One who condoles.
CONDOLING
ppr. Grieving at anothers distress.
CONDOLING
n.Expression of grief for anothers loss.
CONDOMA
n.An animal of the goat kind, as large as a stag, and of a gray color. It is a species of Antelope, the A. Strepsiceros.
CONDONATION
n.[L.] The act of pardoning. [Little used. ]
CONDOR
n.The largest species of fowl hitherto discovered; a native of South America. Some naturalists class it with the vulture; others, with the eagle. The wings of the largest, when expanded, are said to extend 15 or 18 feet; and the fowl has strength to bear off a calf or a deer. The size of the Condor has been greatly exaggerated. It is about the size of the Lammer-geyer or vulture of the Alps, which it resembles in its habits. It is properly a vulture.
CONDUCE
v.i.[L., to lead. ] To lead or tend; to contribute; followed by to. They may conduce to farther discoveries for completing the theory of light.
To conduce to includes the sense of aiding, tending to produce, or furnishing the means; hence it is sometimes equivalent to promote, advance, or further. Virtue conduces to the welfare of society. Religion conduces to temporal happiness. Temperance conduces to health and long life.
In the transitive sense, to conduct, it is not authorized.
CONDUCEMENT
n.A leading or tending to; tendency.
CONDUCENT
a.Tending or contributing to.
CONDUCIBLE
a.[L.] Leading or tending to; having the power of conducing; having a tendency to promote or forward. Our Savior hath enjoined us a reasonable service; all his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them.
[This word is less used than conducive. ]
CONDUCIBLENESS
n.The quality of leading or contributing to any end.
CONDUCIVE
a.That may conduce or contribute; having a tendency to promote. An action, however conducive to the good of our country, will be represented as prejudicial to it.
CONDUCIVENESS
n.The quality of conducing or tending to promote.
CONDUCT
n.[L., to lead. See Duke. ] 1. Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command. So Waller has used it.
Conduct of armies is a princes art.
2. The act of convoying, or guarding; guidance or brining along under protection.
3. Guard on the way; convoy; escort.
[These senses are now unusual, though not improper. ]
4. In a general sense, personal behavior; course of actions; deportment; applicable equally to a good or a bad course of actions; as laudable conduct; detestable conduct. The word seems originally to have been followed with life, actions, affairs, or other term; as the conduct of life; the conduct of actions; that is, the leading along of life or actions.
Young men in the conduct and manage of actions embrace more than they can hold.
What in the conduct of our life appears.
But by custom, conduct alone is now used to express the idea of behavior or course of life and manners.
5. Exact behavior; regular life. [Unusual. ]
6. Management; mode of carrying on.
Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.
7. The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College in England.
CONDUCT
v.t. 1. To lead; to bring along; to guide; to accompany and show the way.
And Judah came to Gilgal--to conduct the king over Jordan. 2 Samuel 19:15.
2. To lead; to direct or point out the way.
The precepts of Christ will conduct us to happiness.
3. To lead; to usher in; to introduce; to attend in civility.
Pray receive them nobly, and conduct them into our presence.
4. To give a direction to; to manage; applied to things; as, the farmer conducts his affairs with prudence.
5. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to govern; to command; as, to conduct an army or a division of troops.
6. With the reciprocal pronoun, to conduct ones self, is to behave. Hence, by a customary omission of the pronoun, to conduct, in an intransitive sense, is to behave; to direct personal actions. [See the noun. ]
7. To escort; to accompany and protect on the way.
CONDUCTED
pp. Led; guided; directed; introduced; commanded; managed.
CONDUCTING
ppr. Leading; escorting; introducing; commanding; behaving; managing.
CONDUCTION
n. 1. The act of training up. [Not in use. ]
2. Transmission through or by means of a conductor.
CONDUCTITIOUS
a.[L., to hire. ] Hired; employed for wages.
CONDUCTOR
n. 1. A leader; a guide; one who goes before or accompanies, and shows the way.
2. A chief; a commander; one who leads an army or a people.
3. A director; a manager.
4. In surgery, an instrument which serves to direct the knife in cutting for the stone, and in laying up sinuses and fistulas; also, a machine to secure a fractured limb.
5. In electrical experiments, any body that receives and communicates electricity; such as metals and moist substances. Bodies which repel it, or into which it will not pass, are called non-conductors. Hence,
6. A metallic rod erected by buildings or in ships, to conduct lightning to the earth or water, and protect the building from its effects.
CONDUCTRESS
n.A female who leads or directs; a directress.
CONDUIT
n.[L., to conduct. ] 1. A canal or pipe for the conveyance of water; an aqueduct. Conduits are made of lead, stone, cast iron, wood, etc. , above or below the surface of the earth.
2. A vessel that conveys the blood or other fluid.
The conduits of my blood.
3. A conductor.
These organs are the nerves which are the conduits to convey them from without to their audience in the brain.
4. A pipe or cock for drawing off liquor.
5. Any channel that conveys water or fluids; a sink, sewer or drain.
CONDUPLICATE
a.[L., to double or fold. See Double. ] Doubled or folded over or together; as the leaves of a bud.
CONDUPLICATE
v.t.To double; to fold together.
CONDUPLICATED
a.Doubled; folded together.
CONDUPLICATION
n.[L.] A doubling; a duplicate.
CONDYL
n.[L., Gr. ] A protuberance on the end of a bone; a knot, or foint; a knuckle.
CONDYLOID
a.[Gr. , and form. ] The condyloid process is the posterior protuberance at the extremities of the under jaw; an oblong rounded head, which is received into the fossa of the temporal bone, forming a movable articulation. The anterior is called the coronoid process.
CONDYLOID
n.The apophysis of a bone; the projecting soft end, or process of a bone.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COND
Cond, v. t. Etym: [OE. conduen, condien, F. conduire to conduct, fr. L. conducere. See Conduct, and cf. Con (Naut. ), Conn. Cun. ] (Naut. )
Defn: To con, as a ship.
CONDEMN
Con *demn ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condemned; p. pr. & vb. n. Condemning ( or ]. Etym: [L. condemnare; con- + damnare to condemn: cf. F. condamner. See Damn. ]
1. To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure. Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it! Why, every fault's condemned ere it be done. Shak. Wilt thou condemn him that is most just Job xxxiv. 17.
2. To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it. Matt. xii. 42.
3. To pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before the penalty. Driven out from bliss, condemned In this abhorred deep to utter woe. Milton. To each his sufferings; all are men, Condemned alike to groan. Gray. And they shall condemn him to death. Matt. xx. 18. The thief condemned, in law already dead. Pope. No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn. Goldsmith.
4. To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty. The king of Egypt. .. condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver. 2 Cron. xxxvi. 3.
5. To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned.
6. (Law )
Defn: To doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain.
Syn. -- To blame; censure; reprove; reproach; upbraid; reprobate; convict; doom; sentence; adjudge.
CONDEMNABLE
Con "dem *na "ble, a. Etym: [L. condemnabilis.]
Defn: Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.
CONDEMNATION
Con "dem *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. condemnatio.]
1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation. In every other sense of condemnation, as blame, censure, reproof, private judgment, and the like. Paley.
2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture. A legal and judicial condemnation. Paley. Whose condemnation is pronounced. Shak.
3. The state of being condemned. His pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless hour of condemnation. W. Irving.
4. The ground or reason of condemning. This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather light, because their deeds were evil. John iii. 19.
CONDEMNATORY
CONDEMNATORY Con *dem "na *to *ry, a.
Defn: Condemning; containing or imposing condemnation or censure; as, a condemnatory sentence or decree.
CONDEMNED
CONDEMNED Con *demned ", a.
1. Pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless, or forfeited; adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
2. Used for condemned persons. Richard Savage. .. had lain with fifty pounds weight of irons on his legs in the condemned ward of Newgate. Macaulay.
CONDEMNER
CONDEMNER Con *dem "ner ( or ), n.
Defn: One who condemns or censures.
CONDENSABILITY
CONDENSABILITY Con *den `sa *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: Capability of being condensed.
CONDENSABLE
Con *den "sa *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. condensable. ]
Defn: Capable of being condensed; as, vapor is condensable.
CONDENSATE
Con *den "sate, a. Etym: [L. condensatus, p. p. of condensare. See Condense, v. t.]
Defn: Made dense; condensed. Water. .. thickened or condensate. Peacham.
CONDENSATE
Con *den "sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condensated; p. pr. & vb. n.Condensating.]
Defn: To condense. [R.] Hammond.
CONDENSATION
Con `den *sa "tion, n. Etym: [L. condensatio: cf. F. condensation. ]
1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed. He [Goldsmith ] was a great and perhaps an unequaled master of the arts of selection and condensation. Macaulay.
2. (Physics )
Defn: The act or process of reducing, by depression of temperature or increase of pressure, etc. , to another and denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water.
3. (Chem. )
Defn: A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into mesitylene. Condensation product (Chem. ), a substance obtained by the polymerization of one substance, or by the union of two or more, with or without separation of some unimportant side products. -- Surface condensation, the system of condensing steam by contact with cold metallic surfaces, in distinction from condensation by the injection of cold water.
CONDENSATIVE
Con *den "sa *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. condensatif.]
Defn: Having the property of condensing.
CONDENSE
Con *dense ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condensed; p. pr. & vb. n.Condensing.] Etym: [L. condensare; con- + densare to make thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. F. condenser. See Dense, and cf. Condensate. ]
1. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize. In what shape they choose, Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. Milton. The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation. Motley.
2. (Chem. & Physics )
Defn: To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid form, or steam into water. Condensed milk, milk reduced to the consistence of very thick cream by evaporation (usually with addition of sugar ) for preservation and transportation. -- Condensing engine, a steam engine in which the steam is condensed after having exerted its force on the piston.
Syn. -- To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate; abridge; epitomize; reduce.
CONDENSE
CONDENSE Con *dense ", v. i.
1. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form. Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures, but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit. H. Spencer.
2. (Chem. ) (a ) To combine or unite (as two chemical substances ) with or without separation of some unimportant side products. (b ) To undergo polymerization.
CONDENSE
Con *dense ", a. Etym: [L. condensus.]
Defn: Condensed; compact; dense. [R.] The huge condense bodies of planets. Bentley.
CONDENSER
CONDENSER Con *dens "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, condenses.
2. (Physic ) (a ) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent its escape. (b ) An instrument for concentrating electricity by the effect of induction between conducting plates separated by a nonconducting plate. (c ) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance, used to concentrate light upon an object.
3. (Chem. )
Defn: An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling.
4. (Steam Engine )
Defn: An apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine. Achromatic condenser (Optics ), an achromatic lens used as a condenser. -- Bull's-eye condenser, or Bull's-eye (Optics ), a lens of short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light. -- Injection condenser, a vessel in which steam is condensed by the direct contact of water. -- Surface condenser, an apparatus for condensing steam, especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.
CONDENSIBLE
CONDENSIBLE Con *den "si *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being condensed; as, a gas condensible to a liquid by cold.
CONDER
Cond "er, n. Etym: [From Cond. ]
Defn: One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.
CONDESCEND
Con `de *scend ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended; p. pr. & vb. n.Condescending. ] Etym: [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend. ]
1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. "Condescend to men of low estate. " Rom. xii. 16. Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands Milton. Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend. Dryden.
Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. F. W. Robinson.
2. To consent. [Obs. ] All parties willingly condescended heruento. R. Carew.
Syn. -- To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
CONDESCENDENCE; CONDESCENDENCY
Con `de *scend "ence, Con `de *scend "en *cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F.condescendance. ]
Defn: Condescension. [Obs. ]
CONDESCENDINGLY
CONDESCENDINGLY Con `de *scend "ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In a condescending manner. Atterbury.
CONDESCENSION
Con `de *scen "sion, n. Etym: [L. condescensio.]
Defn: The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors. It forbids pride. .. and commands humility, modesty, and condescension to others. Tillotson.Such a dignity and condescension. .. as are suitable to a superior nature. Addison.
Syn. -- Complaisance; courtesy; affability.
CONDESCENT
Con `de *scent ", n. Etym: [Cf. Condescend, Descent. ]
Defn: An act of condescension. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.
CONDIGN
Con *dign ", a. Etym: [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- +dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne. ]
1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs. ] Condign and worthy praise. Udall. Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. Spenser.
2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. "Condign censure. " Milman. Unless it were a bloody murderer. .. I never gave them condign punishment. Shak.
CONDIGNITY
Con *dig "ni *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. condignité.] (Scholastic Theol.)
Defn: Merit, acguired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence. Such a worthiness of condignity, and proper merit of the heavenly glory, cannot be found in any the best, most perfect, and excellent of created beings. Bp. Bull.
CONDIGNLY
CONDIGNLY Con *dign "ly, adv.
Defn: According to merit.
CONDIGNNESS
CONDIGNNESS Con *dign "ness, n.
Defn: Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.
CONDIMENT
Con "di *ment, n. Etym: [L. condimentum, fr. condire. See Condite. ]
Defn: Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning. As for radish and the like, they are for condiments, and not for nourishment. Bacon.
CONDISCIPLE
Con `dis *ci "ple, n. Etym: [L. condiscipulus. See Disciple. ]
Defn: A schoolfellow; a fellow-student. [R.]
CONDITE
Con "dite, a. Etym: [L. conditus, p. p. of condire to preserve, pickle, season. See Recondite. ]
Defn: Preserved; pickled. [Obs. ] Burton.
CONDITE
CONDITE Con *dite ", v. t.
Defn: To pickle; to preserve; as, to condite pears, quinces, etc. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor.
CONDITION
Con *di "tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. conditio (better condicio )agreement, compact, condition; con- + a root signifying to show, point out, akin to dicere to say, dicare to proclaim, dedicate. See Teach, Token. ]
1. Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc. ; predicament; rank; position, estate. I am in my condition A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king. Shak. And O, what man's condition can be worse Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse Cowley. The new conditions of life. Darwin.
2. Essential quality; property; attribute. It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others. Bacon.
3. Temperament; disposition; character. [Obs. ] The condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil. Shak.
4. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified. I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to be whipped at the high cross every morning. Shak. Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they believe it without the condition of repentance. Jer. Taylor.
5. (Law )
Defn: A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend. Blount. Tomlins. Bouvier. Wharton. Equation of condition. (Math. ) See under Equation. -- On or Upon condition (that ), used for if in introducing conditional sentences. "Upon condition thou wilt swear to pay him tribute. .. thou shalt be placed as viceroy under him. " Shak. -- Conditions of sale, the terms on which it is proposed to sell property by auction; also, the instrument containing or expressing these terms.
Syn. -- State; situation; circumstances; station; case; mode; plight; predicament; stipulation; qualification; requisite; article; provision; arrangement. See State.
CONDITION
Con *di "tion, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conditioned; p. pr. & vb. n.Conditioning. ]
1. To make terms; to stipulate. Pay me back my credit, And I'll condition with ye. Beau. & Fl.
2. (Metaph.)
Defn: To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible. To think of a thing is to condition. Sir W. Hamilton.
CONDITION
Con *di "tion, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
1. To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of. Seas, that daily gain upon the shore, Have ebb and flow conditioning their march. Tennyson.
2. To contract; to stipulate; to agree. It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that Saturn should put to death all his male children. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. (U. S. Colleges )
Defn: To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.
4. To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains ). McElrath.
Defn: train; acclimate.
CONDITIONAL
Con *di "tion *al, a. Etym: [L. conditionalis. ]
1. Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise. Every covenant of God with man. .. may justly be made (as in fact it is made ) with this conditional punishment annexed and declared. Bp. Warburton.
2. (Gram. & Logic )
Defn: Expressing a condition or supposition; as, a conditional word, mode, or tense. A conditional proposition is one which asserts the dependence of one categorical proposition on another. Whately.The words hypothetical and conditional may be. .. used synonymously. J. S. Mill.
CONDITIONAL
CONDITIONAL Con *di "tion *al, n.
1. A limitation. [Obs. ] Bacon.
2. A conditional word, mode, or proposition. Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals. L. H. Atwater.
CONDITIONALITY
CONDITIONALITY Con *di `tion *al "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by certain terms.
CONDITIONALLY
CONDITIONALLY Con *di "tion *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a conditional manner; subject to a condition or conditions; not absolutely or positively. Shak.
CONDITIONATE
Con *di "tion *ate, a. Etym: [LL. conditionatus, p. p. See Condition, v.t.]
Defn: Conditional. [Obs. ] Barak's answer is faithful, though conditionate. Bp. Hall.
CONDITIONATE
CONDITIONATE Con *di "tion *ate, v. t.
1. To qualify by conditions; to regulate. [Obs. ]
2. To put under conditions; to render conditional.
CONDITIONED
CONDITIONED Con *di "tioned, a.
1. Surrounded; circumstanced; in a certain state or condition, as of property or health; as, a well conditioned man. The best conditioned and unwearied spirit. Shak.
2. Having, or known under or by, conditions or relations; not independent; not absolute. Under these, thought is possible only in the conditioned interval. Sir W. Hamilton.
CONDITIONLY
CONDITIONLY Con *di "tion *ly, adv.
Defn: Conditionally. [Obs. ]
CONDITORY
Con "di *to *ry, n.; pl. Conditories. Etym: [L. conditorium, fr. condere to hide. See Recondite. ]
Defn: A repository for holding things; a hinding place.
CONDOG
Con *dog ", v. i. Etym: [A punning corruption of concur. ]
Defn: To concur; to agree. [Burlesque ]
Note: This word appears in early dictionaries as a synonym for the word agree; thus. "Agree; concurre, cohere, condog, condescend. " Cockeram.
CONDOLATORY
CONDOLATORY Con *do "la *to *ry, a.
Defn: Expressing condolence. Smart.
CONDOLE
Con *dole ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Condoling. ]Etym: [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See Doleful. ]
Defn: To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. Sir W. Temple.
CONDOLE
CONDOLE Con *dole ", v. t.
Defn: To lament or grieve over. [R.] I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. Milton.
CONDOLEMENT
CONDOLEMENT Con *dole "ment, n.
1. Condolence. "A pitiful condolement. " Milton.
2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak.
CONDOLENCE
Con *do "lence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. condoléance.]
Defn: Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. Their congratulations and their condolences. Steele. A special mission of condolence. Macaulay.
CONDOLER
CONDOLER Con *dol "er, n.
Defn: One who condoles.
CONDONATION
Con `do *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. condonatio a giving away. ]
1. The act of condoning or pardoning.
2. (Law )
Defn: Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton.
CONDONE
Con *done ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Condoning.]Etym: [L. condonare, -donatum, to give up, remit, forgive; con- + donare to give. See Donate. ]
1. To pardon; to forgive. A fraud which he had either concocted or condoned. W. Black. It would have been magnanimous in the men then in power to have overlooked all these things, and, condoning the politics, to have rewarded the poetry of Burns. J. C. Shairp.
2. (Law )
Defn: To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp. , to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife.
CONDOR
Con "dor, n. Etym: [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus ), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.
CONDOTTIERE
Con `dot *tie "re, n.; pl. Condottieri. Etym: [It. , captain. ]
Defn: A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.
CONDUCE
Con *duce ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducing.]Etym: [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and cf. Conduct, n., Cond. ]
Defn: To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. Shak.
Syn. -- To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve.
CONDUCE
CONDUCE Con *duce ", v. t.
Defn: To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs. ] He was sent to conduce hither the princess. Sir H. Wotton.
CONDUCENT
Con *du "cent, a. Etym: [L. conducens, p. pr. ]
Defn: Conducive; tending. Conducent to the good success of this business. Abp. Laud.
CONDUCIBILITY
CONDUCIBILITY Con *du "ci *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being conducible; conducibleness. Bp. Wilkins.
CONDUCIBLE
Con *du "ci *ble, a. Etym: [L. conducibilis.]
Defn: Conducive; tending; contributing. Bacon. All his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them. Bentley.
CONDUCIBLENESS
CONDUCIBLENESS Con *du "ci *ble *ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being conducible.
CONDUCIBLY
CONDUCIBLY Con *du "ci *bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to promote. [R.]
CONDUCIVE
CONDUCIVE Con *du "cive, a.
Defn: Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote. However conducive to the good or our country. Addison.
CONDUCIVENESS
CONDUCIVENESS Con *du "cive *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of conducing.
CONDUCT
Con "duct, n. Etym: [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce, and cf. Conduit. ]
1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management. Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. Ld. Brougham.
2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship. Conduct of armies is a prince's art. Waller. Attacked the Spaniards... with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. Robertson.
3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic ] I will be your conduct. B. Jonson. In my conduct shall your ladies come. Shak.
4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs. ] Although thou been conduct of my chame. Shak.
5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. Macaulay. What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone Dryden.
6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. The book of Job, in conduct and diction. Macaulay. Conduct money (Naut. ), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory.
Syn. -- Behavior; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior.
CONDUCT
Con *duct ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n.Conducting. ] Etym: [See Conduct, n.]
1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. Milton.
2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. Prescott.
3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
4. (Physics )
Defn: To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
5. (Mus. )
Defn: To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
CONDUCT
CONDUCT Con *duct ", v. i.
1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc. ); to carry.
2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]
CONDUCTANCE
CONDUCTANCE Con *duct "ance (kon *duk "tans ), n. [Conduct, v. + -ance. ] (Elec.)
Defn: Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of resistance. A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm.
Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor, and refers to its shape, length, and other factors. Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material without direct reference to its shape or other factors.Sloane's Elec. Dict.
CONDUCTIBILITY
Con *duct `i *bil "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. conductibilité. ]
1. Capability of being conducted; as, the conductibility of heat or electricity.
2. Conductivity; capacity for receiving and transmitting.
CONDUCTIBLE
CONDUCTIBLE Con *duct "i *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being conducted.
CONDUCTION
Con *duc "tion, n. Etym: [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F.conduction. ]
1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. The act of training up. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.
3. (Physics )
Defn: Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [The ] communication [of heat ] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.
CONDUCTIVE
CONDUCTIVE Con *duct "ive, a.
Defn: Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil. The ovarian walls... are seen to be distinctly conductive. Goodale (Gray's Bot. ).
CONDUCTIVITY
CONDUCTIVITY Con `duc *tiv "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as, the conductivity of a nerve. Thermal conductivity (Physics ), the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. J. D. Everett. -- Thermometic conductivity (Physics ), the thermal conductivity when the unit of heat employed is the heat required to raise unit volume of the substance one degree.
CONDUCTOR
Con *duct "or, n. Etym: [LL. , a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee. ]
1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director. Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.
2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.]
3. (Mus. )
Defn: The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
4. (Physics )
Defn: A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
5. (Surg.)
Defn: A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc. ; a director.
6. (Arch. )
Defn: Same as Leader. Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.
CONDUCTORY
Con *duct "o *ry, a. Etym: [LL. conductorius.]
Defn: Having the property of conducting. [R.]
CONDUCTRESS
CONDUCTRESS Con *duct "ress, n.
Defn: A woman who leads or directs; a directress.
CONDUIT
Con "duit ( or; 277 ), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct. ]
1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid. All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak. This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.
2. (Arch. ) (a ) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss. (b ) A narrow passage for private communication.
CONDUIT SYSTEM; CONDUIT RAILWAY
CONDUIT SYSTEM; CONDUIT RAILWAY Con "duit sys "tem. (Elec.)
Defn: A system of electric traction, esp. for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked up " by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive. Hence Conduit railway.
CONDUPLICATE
Con *du "pli *cate, a. Etym: [L. conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare.See Duplicate. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or æstivation.
CONDUPLICATION
Con *du `pli *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. conduplicatio.]
Defn: A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]
CONDURANGO
CONDURANGO Con `du *ran "go, n. (Med. )
Defn: See Cundurango.
CONDURRITE
CONDURRITE Con *dur "rite, n. (Min. )
Defn: A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.
CONDYLAR
CONDYLAR Con "dy *lar, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to a condyle. Condylar foramen (Anat. ), a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.
CONDYLE
Con "dyle ( or ), n. Etym: [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. condyle. ](Anat. )
Defn: A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface.
CONDYLOID
Con "dy *loid, a. Etym: [Condyle + -oid: cf. F. condyloïde.] (Anat. )
Defn: Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.
CONDYLOMA; CONDYLOME
Con `dy *lo "ma, Con "dy *lome, n.; pl. Condylomata or, E. Condylomes.Etym: [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. -oma. ] (Med. )
Defn: A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrance.
Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.
CONDYLOPOD
Con *dyl "o *pod, n. Etym: [Gr. -pod. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An arthropod.
New American Oxford Dictionary
condemn
con demn |kənˈdem kənˈdɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure: fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion. 2 sentence (someone ) to a particular punishment, esp. death: the rebels had been condemned to death | (as adj. condemned ) : the condemned men. • officially declare (something, esp. a building ) to be unfit for use: the pool has been condemned as a health hazard. • prove or show the guilt of: she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her. • (of circumstances ) force (someone ) to endure something unpleasant or undesirable: the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood. DERIVATIVES con dem na ble |-ˈdem (n )əbəl |adjective ORIGIN Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + damnare ‘inflict loss on ’ (see damn ).
condemnation
con dem na tion |ˌkändemˈnāSHən, -dəm -kɑːndemˈneɪʃn | ▶noun 1 the expression of very strong disapproval; censure: there was strong international condemnation of the attack. 2 the action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing.
condemnatory
con dem na to ry |kənˈdemnəˌtôrē kənˈdɛmnəˌtɔri | ▶adjective expressing strong disapproval; censorious: condemnatory statements.
condemned cell
con |demned cell ▶noun Brit. a prison cell in which a prisoner who has received a death sentence is kept.
condensate
con den sate |ˈkändənˌsāt, ˈkänˌden -, kənˈden -kənˈdɛnseɪt | ▶noun liquid formed by condensation. • Chemistry a compound produced by a condensation reaction.
condensation
con den sa tion |ˌkänˌdenˈsāSHən, -dən -ˌkɑndɛnˈseɪʃən | ▶noun 1 water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. 2 the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. • (also condensation reaction ) Chemistry a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H 2 O as a byproduct. • Psychology the fusion of two or more images, ideas, or symbolic meanings into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams. 3 a concise version of something, esp. a text: a readable condensation of the recent literature. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin condensatio (n- ), from condensare ‘press close together ’ (see condense ).
condense
con dense |kənˈdens kənˈdɛns | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] make (something ) denser or more concentrated: the limestones of the Jurassic age are condensed into a mere 11 feet. • express (a piece of writing or speech ) in fewer words; make concise: he condensed the three plays into a three-hour drama. 2 change or cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid: [ no obj. ] : the moisture vapor in the air condenses into droplets of water | [ with obj. ] : the cold air was condensing his breath. DERIVATIVES con den sa ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French condenser or Latin condensare, from condensus ‘very thick, ’ from con- ‘completely ’ + densus ‘dense. ’
condensed
con densed |kənˈdenst kənˈdenst | ▶adjective made denser or more concise; compressed or concentrated: a condensed version of the report. • (of a liquid ) concentrated by the removal of water: condensed soup.
condensed milk
con densed milk |kənˈdɛnst mɪlk | ▶noun canned milk that has been thickened by evaporation and sweetened.
condensed tannin
con densed tan nin ▶noun any of various tannins with antioxidant properties occurring naturally in plants, comprising polymers of flavonoids linked by a carbon-to-carbon bond.
condenser
con dens er |kənˈdensər kənˈdɛnsər | ▶noun 1 an apparatus or container for condensing vapor. 2 a lens or system of lenses for collecting and directing light. 3 another term for capacitor.
condescend
con de scend |ˌkändəˈsend ˈˌkɑndəˈˌsɛnd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] show feelings of superiority; be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader. • do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance: we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear. DERIVATIVES con de scend ence |-ˈsendəns |noun ( rare )ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer ’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together ’ + descendere ‘descend. ’
condescending
con de scend ing |ˌkändəˈsendiNG ˈˌkɑndəˈˌsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES con de scend ing ly adverb
condescension
con de scen sion |ˌkändəˈsenCHən kɑːndɪˈsenʃn | ▶noun an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain: a tone of condescension | I'm treated with condescension.
condign
con dign |kənˈdīn kənˈdaɪn | ▶adjective formal (of punishment or retribution ) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. DERIVATIVES con dign ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘worthy, appropriate ’): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- ‘altogether ’ + dignus ‘worthy. ’
condiment
con di ment |ˈkändəmənt ˈkɑndəmənt | ▶noun a substance such as salt or ketchup that is used to add flavor to food. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin condimentum, from condire ‘to pickle. ’
condition
con di tion |kənˈdiSHən kənˈdɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the state of something, esp. with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order: the wiring is in good condition | [ in sing. ] : the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition. • a person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness: he is in fairly good condition considering what he has has been through | [ in sing. ] : she was in a serious condition. • an illness or other medical problem: a heart condition. • [ in sing. ] a particular state of existence: a condition of misery. • archaic social position or rank: those of humbler condition. 2 (conditions ) the circumstances affecting the way in which people live or work, esp. with regard to their safety or well-being: harsh working and living conditions. • the factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or the outcome of a process: present market conditions. • the prevailing state of the weather, ground, sea, or atmosphere at a particular time, esp. as it affects a sporting event: the appalling conditions determined the style of play. 3 a state of affairs that must exist or be brought about before something else is possible or permitted: for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met | all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment | I'll accept your offer on one condition . ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something ): national choices are conditioned by the international political economy. • train or accustom (someone or something ) to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances: we have all been conditioned to the conventional format of TV | the child is conditioned to dislike food | (as noun conditioning ) : the program examines aspects of social conditioning. 2 bring (something ) into the desired state for use: a product for conditioning leather. • (often as adj. conditioned ) make (a person or animal ) fit and healthy: he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone. • apply something to (the skin or hair ) to give it a healthy or attractive look or feel: I condition my hair regularly. • (often as adj. conditioned ) bring (beer or stout ) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present: cask-conditioned real ales. • [ no obj. ] (of a beer or stout ) undergo such a process: brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle. 3 set prior requirements on (something ) before it can occur or be done: Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid. PHRASES in (or out of ) condition in a fit (or unfit ) physical state. in no condition to do something certainly not fit or well enough to do something: you're in no condition to tackle the stairs. on condition that with the stipulation that: he proposed deep cuts in offensive forces, on condition that an agreement be reached. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun ), condicionner (verb ), from Latin condicio (n- ) ‘agreement, ’ from condicere ‘agree upon, ’ from con- ‘with ’ + dicere ‘say. ’
conditional
con di tion al |kənˈdiSHənl kənˈdɪʃənl | ▶adjective 1 subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms: Western aid was only granted conditional on further reform | the consortium has made a conditional offer. 2 Grammar (of a clause, phrase, conjunction, or verb form ) expressing a condition. ▶noun 1 Grammar & Philosophy a conditional clause or conjunction. • a statement or sentence containing a conditional clause. 2 Grammar the conditional mood of a verb, for example should die in if I should die . DERIVATIVES con di tion al i ty |kənˌdiSHəˈnalitē |noun, con di tion al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio (n- ) ‘agreement ’ (see condition ).
conditional discharge
con |di ¦tion ¦al dis |charge ▶noun an order made by a criminal court whereby an offender will not be sentenced for an offence unless a further offence is committed within a stated period.
conditional probability
con di tion al prob a bil i ty ▶noun Statistics the probability of an event ( A ), given that another ( B ) has already occurred.
conditional sale
con di tion al sale ▶noun the sale of goods according to a contract containing conditions, typically that ownership does not pass to the buyer until after a set time, usually after payment of the last installment of the purchase price, although the buyer has possession and is committed to acquiring ownership.
condition code
con |di ¦tion code ▶noun Computing a group of bits indicating the condition of something inside a computer, often used to decide which instructions the computer will subsequently execute.
conditioned response
con di tioned re sponse (also conditioned reflex ) ▶noun Psychology an automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus. See also classical conditioning.
conditioner
con di tion er |kənˈdiSH (ə )nər kənˈdɪʃ (ə )nər | ▶noun a substance or appliance used to improve or maintain something's condition: add a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine. • a liquid applied to the hair after shampooing to improve its condition: conditioner will protect your hair from damage.
condo
con do |ˈkändō ˈkɑnˌdoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. condos ) informal short for condominium ( sense 1 ): a high-rise condo.
condole
con dole |kənˈdōl kənˈdoʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (condole with ) express sympathy for (someone ); grieve with: the priest came to condole with Madeleine. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Christian Latin condolere, from con- ‘with ’ + dolere ‘grieve, suffer. ’
condolence
con do lence |kənˈdōləns kənˈdoʊləns | ▶noun (usu. condolences ) an expression of sympathy, esp. on the occasion of a death: we offer our sincere condolences to his widow | letters of condolence. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from condole, influenced by French condoléance.
condom
con dom |ˈkändəm, ˈkən -ˈkɑndəm | ▶noun a thin rubber sheath worn on a man's penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as protection against infection. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin; often said to be named after a physician who invented it, but no such person has been traced.
condominium
con do min i um |ˌkändəˈminēəm ˌkɑndəˈmɪniəm | ▶noun ( pl. condominiums ) 1 a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses. • each of the individual apartments or houses in such a building or complex. • the system of ownership by which these operate, in which owners have full title to the individual apartment or house and an undivided interest in the shared parts of the property. 2 the joint control of a country's or territory's affairs by other countries. • a state so governed. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from con- ‘together with ’ + dominium ‘right of ownership ’ (see dominion ). Sense 1 dates from the 1960s.
condone
con done |kənˈdōn kənˈdoʊn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive ) to continue: the college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs. • approve or sanction (something ), esp. with reluctance: the practice is not officially condoned by any airline. DERIVATIVES con don a ble adjective, con do na tion |-ˈnāSHən, -dō - |noun, con don er noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin condonare ‘refrain from punishing, ’ from con- ‘altogether ’ + donare ‘give. ’
condor
con dor |ˈkänˌdôr, -dər ˈkɑnˌdɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring. [Two species in the family Cathartidae: the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus ) of South America, and the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus ), which is close to extinction in the wild. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur.
condottiere
con dot tie re |ˌkändätēˈerē, ˌkändəˈtyerē ˌkɑndɑdiˈɛri | ▶noun ( pl. condottieri pronunc. same ) historical a leader or a member of a troop of mercenaries, esp. in Italy. ORIGIN Italian, from condotto ‘troop under contract, ’ from condotta ‘a contract, ’ from condurre ‘conduct, ’ from Latin conducere (see conduct ).
conduce
con duce |kənˈd (y )o͞os kənˈdjus | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (conduce to ) formal help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome ): every possible care was taken that could conduce to their health and comfort. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘lead or bring ’): from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conducive
con du cive |kənˈd (y )o͞osiv kənˈd (j )usɪv | ▶adjective making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible: the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from conduce, on the pattern of words such as conductive .
conduct
con duct ▶noun |ˈkänˌdəkt ˈkɑnˌdəkt | 1 the manner in which a person behaves, esp. on a particular occasion or in a particular context: the conduct of the police during the riot | members are bound by a code of conduct . 2 the action or manner of managing an activity or organization: his conduct of the campaign. • archaic the action of leading; guidance: traveling through the world under the conduct of chance. ▶verb |kənˈdəkt kənˈdəkt | [ with obj. ] 1 organize and carry out: in the second trial he conducted his own defense | surveys conducted among students. • direct the performance of (a piece of music or a musical ensemble ): my first attempt to conduct a great work | [ no obj. ] : Toscanini is coming to conduct. • lead or guide (someone ) to or around a particular place: he conducted us through his personal gallery of the Civil War. • Physics transmit (a form of energy such as heat or electricity ) by conduction: heat is conducted to the surface. 2 (conduct oneself ) behave in a specified way: he conducted himself with the utmost propriety. DERIVATIVES con duct i ble |kənˈdəktəbəl |adjective, con duct i bil i ty |kənˌdəktəˈbilitē |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin conduct- ‘brought together, ’ from the verb conducere. The term originally denoted some provision for safe passage, such as an escort or pass, surviving in safe conduct; later the verb sense ‘lead, guide ’ arose, hence ‘manage ’ and ‘management ’ (late Middle English ), later ‘management of oneself, behavior ’ (mid 16th cent ). The original form of the word was conduit, which was preserved only in the sense ‘channel ’ (see conduit ); in all other uses the spelling was influenced by Latin.
conductance
con duct ance |kənˈdəktəns kənˈdəktəns | ▶noun the degree to which an object conducts electricity, calculated as the ratio of the current that flows to the potential difference present. This is the reciprocal of the resistance, and is measured in siemens or mhos. (Symbol: G ).
conduct disorder
con duct dis or der ▶noun a range of antisocial types of behavior displayed in childhood or adolescence.
conduction
con duc tion |kənˈdəkSHən kənˈdəkʃən | ▶noun the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. • the process by which sound waves travel through a medium. • the transmission of impulses along nerves. • the conveying of fluid through a pipe or other channel. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘provision for safe passage ’ and ‘leadership ’): from Latin conductio (n- ), from the verb conducere (see conduct ).
conduction band
con duc tion band ▶noun Physics a delocalized band of energy partly filled with electrons in a crystalline solid. These electrons have great mobility and are responsible for electrical conductivity.
conductive
con duc tive |kənˈdəktiv kənˈdəktɪv | ▶adjective having the property of conducting something (esp. heat or electricity ): to induce currents in conductive coils. • of or relating to conduction. DERIVATIVES con duc tive ly adverb
conductive education
con |duct |ive edu |ca ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a system of training for people with motor disorders, especially children, which aims to reduce their dependence on artificial aids.
conductivity
con duc tiv i ty |ˌkänˌdəkˈtivitē, kən -ˌkɑndəkˈtɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. conductivities ) (also electrical conductivity ) the degree to which a specified material conducts electricity, calculated as the ratio of the current density in the material to the electric field that causes the flow of current. It is the reciprocal of the resistivity. • (also thermal conductivity ) the rate at which heat passes through a specified material, expressed as the amount of heat that flows per unit time through a unit area with a temperature gradient of one degree per unit distance.
conductor
con duc tor |kənˈdəktər kənˈdəktər | ▶noun 1 a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir: he was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 2 a person in charge of a train, streetcar, or other public conveyance, who collects fares and sells tickets. 3 Physics a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, esp. when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this: graphite is a reasonably good conductor of electricity. • another term for lightning rod. DERIVATIVES con duc to ri al |ˌkänˌdəkˈtôrēəl, kən - |adjective, con duc tor ship |-ˌSHip |noun conductor ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a military leader ): via Old French from Latin conductor, from conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conductor rail
con |duct ¦or rail ▶noun a rail transmitting current to an electric train or other vehicle.
conductress
con duc tress |kənˈdəktrəs kənˈdəktrəs | ▶noun a female conductor, esp. in a bus or other passenger vehicle.
conduct sheet
con |duct sheet ▶noun a form used in schools and the armed forces to record someone's offences and punishments.
conductus
con duc tus |kənˈdəktəs kənˈdəktəs | ▶noun ( pl. conducti |-ˌtī, -ˌtē | ) a musical setting of a metrical Latin text, of the 12th or 13th century. ORIGIN from medieval Latin, from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conduit
con duit |ˈkänˌd (y )o͞oət, ˈkänd (w )ət ˈkɑnˌduət | ▶noun 1 a channel for conveying water or other fluid: a conduit for conveying water to the power plant. • a person or organization that acts as a channel for the transmission of something: the office acts as a conduit for ideas to flow throughout the organization. 2 a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring: the gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
condylarth
con dy larth |ˈkändəˌlärTH ˈkɑndəlɑrθ | ▶noun a fossil herbivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to the ungulates. [Order Condylarthra: several families. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Condylarthra (plural ), from Greek kondulos ‘knuckle ’ + arthron ‘joint. ’
condyle
con dyle |ˈkänˌdīl ˈkɑndaɪl | ▶noun Anatomy a rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone. DERIVATIVES con dy lar |ˈkändələr |adjective, con dy loid |ˈkändəˌloid |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Latin condylus, from Greek kondulos ‘knuckle. ’
condyloma
con dy lo ma |ˌkändəˈlōmə ˌkɑndəˈloʊmə | ▶noun ( pl. condylomas or condylomata |-mətə | ) Medicine a raised growth on the skin resembling a wart, typically in the genital region, caused by viral infection or syphilis and transmissible by contact. DERIVATIVES con dy lom a tous |-mətəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kondulōma ‘callous lump, ’ from kondulos ‘knuckle. ’
Oxford Dictionary
condemn
con |demn |kənˈdɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 express complete disapproval of; censure: most leaders roundly condemned the attack | the plan was condemned by campaigners. 2 sentence (someone ) to a particular punishment, especially death: the rebels had been condemned to death | (as adj. condemned ) : the condemned men. • (of circumstances ) force (someone ) to endure or accept something unpleasant: the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood. • prove or show to be guilty or unsatisfactory: she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her. 3 officially declare (something ) to be unfit for use: the pool has been condemned as a health hazard. DERIVATIVES condemnable |-ˈdɛmnəb (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + damnare ‘inflict loss on ’ (see damn ).
condemnation
con |dem |na ¦tion |ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the expression of very strong disapproval; censure: there was strong international condemnation of the attack. 2 the action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing.
condemnatory
condemnatory |ˌkɒndəmˈneɪt (ə )ri | ▶adjective expressing strong disapproval; censorious: condemnatory statements.
condemned cell
con |demned cell ▶noun Brit. a prison cell in which a prisoner who has received a death sentence is kept.
condensate
condensate |ˈkɒnd (ə )nseɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] liquid collected by condensation. • [ count noun ] Chemistry a compound produced by a condensation reaction.
condensation
con |den |sa ¦tion |kɒndɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. 2 the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid. • (also condensation reaction ) [ count noun ] Chemistry a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a larger molecule, producing a small molecule such as H 2 O as a by-product. • Psychology the fusion of two or more images or ideas into a single composite or new image, as a primary process in unconscious thought exemplified in dreams. 3 [ count noun ] a concise version of something, especially a text: a readable condensation of the recent literature. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin condensatio (n- ), from condensare ‘press close together ’ (see condense ).
condensation trail
con |den |sa ¦tion trail ▶noun another term for vapour trail.
condense
con |dense |kənˈdɛns | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] make (something ) denser or more concentrated: the morning play on Saturday was condensed into a half-hour package. • express (written or spoken material ) in fewer words; make concise: he condensed the three plays into a three-hour drama. 2 change or cause to change from a gas or vapour to a liquid: [ no obj. ] : the moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water | [ with obj. ] : the cold air was condensing his breath. DERIVATIVES condensable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French condenser or Latin condensare, from condensus ‘very thick ’, from con- ‘completely ’ + densus ‘dense ’.
condensed
con |densed |kənˈdɛnst | ▶adjective made denser or more concise; compressed or concentrated: a condensed version of the report. • (of a liquid ) thickened by heating to reduce the water content; concentrated: condensed soup.
condensed milk
con |densed milk ▶noun [ mass noun ] milk that has been thickened by evaporation and sweetened, sold in tins.
condensed tannin
con densed tan nin ▶noun any of various tannins with antioxidant properties occurring naturally in plants, comprising polymers of flavonoids linked by a carbon-to-carbon bond.
condenser
con |den ¦ser |kənˈdɛnsə | ▶noun 1 an apparatus or container for condensing vapour. 2 a lens or system of lenses for collecting and directing light. 3 another term for capacitor.
condescend
con |des ¦cend |kɒndɪˈsɛnd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] show that one feels superior; be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader. • [ with infinitive ] do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one's dignity or level of importance: he condescended to see me at my hotel. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer ’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together ’ + descendere ‘descend ’.
condescending
con |des ¦cend |ing |kɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES condescendingly adverb
condescension
con |des ¦cen |sion |ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain: a tone of condescension | I'm treated with condescension.
condign
condign |kənˈdʌɪn | ▶adjective formal (of punishment or retribution ) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. DERIVATIVES condignly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘worthy, appropriate ’): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- ‘altogether ’ + dignus ‘worthy ’.
condiment
con ¦di |ment |ˈkɒndɪm (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance such as salt, mustard, or pickle that is used to add flavour to food. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin condimentum, from condire ‘to pickle ’.
condition
con |di ¦tion |kənˈdɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] [ usu. with adj. ] the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order: the wiring is in good condition | [ in sing. ] : the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition. • a person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness: the baby was in good condition at birth | [ in sing. ] : she was in a serious condition. • [ count noun ] [ often with modifier ] an illness or other medical problem: a heart condition. • [ in sing. ] the situation in life of a particular group: the sorrows of the human condition. • archaic social position: those of humbler condition. 2 (conditions ) the circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being: harsh working and living conditions. • the factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process: present market conditions. • the prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event: the appalling conditions determined the style of play. 3 a situation that must exist before something else is possible or permitted: for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met | all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something ): national choices are conditioned by the international political economy. • train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances: our minds are heavily conditioned and circumscribed by habit | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : they are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept | (as noun conditioning ) : social conditioning. 2 bring (something ) into the desired state for use: a product for conditioning leather. • (often as adj. conditioned ) make (a person or animal ) fit and healthy: he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone. • (often as adj. conditioned ) bring (beer ) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present: [ in combination ] : cask-conditioned real ales. • [ no obj. ] (of a beer ) become conditioned: brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle. 3 apply a conditioner to (the hair ): I condition my hair regularly. 4 set prior requirements on (something ) before it can occur or be done: Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid. PHRASES in (or out of ) condition in a fit (or unfit ) physical state. in no condition to do something certainly not fit or well enough to do something: you're in no condition to tackle the stairs. on condition that with the stipulation that: I got three years' probation, on condition that I stay at the hostel for a year. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun ), condicionner (verb ), from Latin condicio (n- )‘agreement ’, from condicere ‘agree upon ’, from con- ‘with ’ + dicere ‘say ’.
conditional
con |di ¦tion ¦al |kənˈdɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met: the consortium have made a conditional offer | Western aid was only granted conditional on further reform. 2 Grammar (of a clause, phrase, conjunction, or verb form ) expressing a condition. ▶noun 1 Grammar & Philosophy a conditional clause or conjunction. • a sentence containing a conditional clause. 2 [ mass noun ] Grammar the conditional mood of a verb, for example should in if I should die . DERIVATIVES conditionality |-ˈnalɪti |noun, conditionally adverb
conditional discharge
con |di ¦tion ¦al dis |charge ▶noun an order made by a criminal court whereby an offender will not be sentenced for an offence unless a further offence is committed within a stated period.
conditional probability
con |di ¦tion ¦al prob |abil ¦ity ▶noun Statistics the probability of an event ( A ), given that another ( B ) has already occurred.
conditional sale
con |di ¦tion ¦al sale ▶noun the sale of goods according to a contract under which ownership does not pass to the buyer until after a set time, usually after payment of the last instalment of the purchase price, although the buyer has possession and is committed to acquiring ownership.
condition code
con |di ¦tion code ▶noun Computing a group of bits indicating the condition of something inside a computer, often used to decide which instructions the computer will subsequently execute.
conditioned response
conditioned response (also conditioned reflex ) ▶noun Psychology an automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.
conditioner
con |di ¦tion ¦er |kənˈdɪʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun a substance or appliance used to improve the condition of something: add a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine. • a liquid applied to the hair after shampooing to improve its condition.
condo
condo |ˈkɒndəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. condos ) N. Amer. informal short for condominium ( sense 1 ): a high-rise condo.
condole
condole |kənˈdəʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (condole with ) express sympathy for (someone ); grieve with: the priest came to condole with Madeleine. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Christian Latin condolere, from con- ‘with ’ + dolere ‘grieve, suffer ’.
condolence
con |dol ¦ence |kənˈdəʊl (ə )ns | ▶noun (usu. condolences ) an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person's relative or close friend: we offer our sincere condolences to his widow | [ mass noun ] : letters of condolence. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from condole, influenced by French condoléance.
condom
con ¦dom |ˈkɒndəm | ▶noun a thin rubber sheath worn on a man's penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a protection against infection. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin; often said to be named after a physician who invented it, but no such person has been traced.
condominium
condominium |ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. condominiums ) 1 N. Amer. a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses. • each of the individual apartments or houses in a condominium. • [ mass noun ] the system of ownership by which condominiums operate, in which owners have full title to the individual apartment or house and an undivided interest in the shared parts of the property. 2 [ mass noun ] the joint control of a state's affairs by other states. • [ count noun ] a state so governed. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from con- ‘together with ’ + dominium ‘right of ownership ’ (see dominion ). Sense 1 dates from the 1960s.
condone
condone |kənˈdəʊn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] [ often with negative ] accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive ): the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs. • approve or sanction (something ), especially with reluctance: those arrested were released and the exhibition was officially condoned a few weeks later. DERIVATIVES condonation |kɒndəˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun, condoner noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin condonare ‘refrain from punishing ’, from con- ‘altogether ’ + donare ‘give ’.
condor
con ¦dor |ˈkɒndɔː | ▶noun a very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring on massive outstretched wings. ●Two species in the family Cathartidae: the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus ) of South America, and the California (or Californian ) condor (Gymnogyps californianus ), which is probably extinct in the wild. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur.
condottiere
condottiere |ˌkɒndɒˈtjɛːreɪ, -ri | ▶noun ( pl. condottieri pronunc. same ) historical a leader or member of a troop of mercenaries, especially in Italy. ORIGIN Italian, from condotto ‘troop under contract ’, from condotta ‘a contract ’, from condurre ‘conduct ’, from Latin conducere (see conduct ).
conduce
con |duce |kənˈdjuːs | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (conduce to ) formal help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome ): nothing would conduce more to the unity of the nation. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘lead or bring ’): from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conducive
con |du ¦cive |kənˈdjuːsɪv | ▶adjective (usu. conducive to ) making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible: the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from conduce, on the pattern of words such as conductive .
conduct
con |duct ▶noun |ˈkɒndʌkt | [ mass noun ] 1 the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation: they were arrested for disorderly conduct | a code of conduct for directors of listed companies. 2 the manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed: the conduct of the elections. • archaic the action of leading; guidance: travelling through the world under the conduct of chance. ▶verb |kənˈdʌkt | [ with obj. ] 1 organize and carry out: in the second trial he conducted his own defence | surveys conducted among students. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] lead or guide (someone ) to or around a particular place: he conducted us through his personal gallery of the Civil War | (as adj. conducted ) : a conducted tour. 3 Physics transmit (a form of energy such as heat or electricity ) by conduction: heat is conducted to the surface. 4 direct the performance of (a piece of music or an orchestra, choir, etc. ): the concert is to be conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. 5 (conduct oneself ) behave in a specified way: he conducted himself with the utmost propriety. DERIVATIVES conductibility |kəndʌktɪˈbɪlɪti |noun, conductible |kənˈdʌktɪb (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin conduct- ‘brought together ’, from the verb conducere. The term originally denoted a provision for safe passage, surviving in safe conduct; later the verb sense ‘lead, guide ’ arose, hence ‘manage ’ and ‘management ’ (late Middle English ), later ‘management of oneself, behaviour ’ (mid 16th cent. ). The original form of the word was conduit, which was preserved only in the sense ‘channel ’ (see conduit ); in other uses the spelling was influenced by Latin.
conductance
con |duct |ance |kənˈdʌkt (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the degree to which an object conducts electricity, calculated as the ratio of the current which flows to the potential difference present. This is the reciprocal of the resistance, and is measured in siemens or mhos.
conduct disorder
con |duct dis |order ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly US a range of antisocial types of behaviour displayed in childhood or adolescence.
conduction
con |duc ¦tion |kənˈdʌkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through the material of a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. • the process by which sound waves travel through a medium. • the transmission of impulses along nerves. • the conveying of fluid through a channel. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘provision for safe passage ’ and ‘leadership ’): from Latin conductio (n- ), from the verb conducere (see conduct ).
conduction band
con |duc ¦tion band ▶noun Physics a delocalized band of energy levels in a crystalline solid which is partly filled with electrons. These electrons have great mobility and are responsible for electrical conductivity.
conductive
con |duct |ive |kənˈdʌktɪv | ▶adjective having the property of conducting something (especially heat or electricity ): a conductive material. • relating to conduction. DERIVATIVES conductively adverb
conductive education
con |duct |ive edu |ca ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a system of training for people with motor disorders, especially children, which aims to reduce their dependence on artificial aids.
conductivity
con |duct |iv ¦ity |kɒndʌkˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. conductivities ) [ mass noun ] (also electrical conductivity ) the degree to which a specified material conducts electricity, calculated as the ratio of the current density in the material to the electric field which causes the flow of current. • (also thermal conductivity ) the rate at which heat passes through a specified material, expressed as the amount of heat that flows per unit time through a unit area with a temperature gradient of one degree per unit distance.
conductor
con |duct ¦or |kənˈdʌktə | ▶noun 1 a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir. 2 Brit. a person who collects fares and sells tickets on a bus. • N. Amer. a guard on a train. 3 Physics a material or device that conducts or transmits heat or electricity, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this: most polymers are poor conductors. • short for lightning conductor. 4 Brit. a person who is trained to provide conductive education. DERIVATIVES conductorship noun conductor ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a military leader ): via Old French from Latin conductor, from conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conductor rail
con |duct ¦or rail ▶noun a rail transmitting current to an electric train or other vehicle.
conductress
con |duc ¦tress |kənˈdʌktrɪs | ▶noun a female conductor, especially in a bus or other passenger vehicle.
conduct sheet
con |duct sheet ▶noun a form used in schools and the armed forces to record someone's offences and punishments.
conductus
conductus |kənˈdʌktəs | ▶noun ( pl. conducti |-tʌɪ | ) a musical setting of a metrical Latin text, of the 12th or 13th century. ORIGIN from medieval Latin, from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
conduit
conduit |ˈkɒndjʊɪt, ˈkɒndɪt | ▶noun 1 a channel for conveying water or other fluid. • a person or organization that acts as a channel for the transmission of something: as an actor you have to be a conduit for other people's words. 2 a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere ‘bring together ’ (see conduct ).
condylarth
condylarth |ˈkɒndɪlɑːθ | ▶noun a fossil herbivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to the ungulates. ●Order Condylarthra: several families. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Condylarthra (plural ), from Greek kondulos ‘knuckle ’ + arthron ‘joint ’.
condyle
condyle |ˈkɒndɪl, -dʌɪl | ▶noun Anatomy a rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone. DERIVATIVES condylar adjective, condyloid adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Latin condylus, from Greek kondulos ‘knuckle ’.
condyloma
condyloma |ˌkɒndɪˈləʊmə | ▶noun ( pl. condylomas or condylomata |-mətə | ) Medicine a raised growth on the skin resembling a wart, typically in the genital region, caused by viral infection or syphilis and transmissible by contact. DERIVATIVES condylomatous adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kondulōma ‘callous lump ’, from kondulos ‘knuckle ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
condemn
condemn verb 1 he condemned the suspended players: censure, criticize, denounce, revile, blame, chastise, berate, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, take to task, find fault with; informal slam, blast, lay into; formal castigate. ANTONYMS praise. 2 he was condemned to death: sentence; convict, find guilty. ANTONYMS acquit. 3 the house has been condemned: declare unfit, declare unsafe. 4 her mistake had condemned her: incriminate, implicate; archaic inculpate. 5 his illness condemned him to a lonely life: doom, destine, damn; consign, assign.
condemnation
condemnation noun a comment that provoked widespread condemnation: censure, criticism, strictures, denunciation, vilification; reproof, disapproval; informal flak, (a ) bad press; formal castigation.
condemned
condemned adjective a condemned construction site | condemned prisoners: damned, doomed, lost, condemned to hell; censured, faulted, convicted; literary accursed. WORD TOOLKIT See doomed . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
condensation
condensation noun 1 windows misty with condensation: moisture, water droplets, steam. 2 the condensation of the vapor: precipitation, liquefaction, deliquescence. 3 a condensation of recent literature: abridgment, summary, synopsis, précis, digest. 4 the condensation of the report: shortening, abridgment, abbreviation, summarization.
condense
condense verb 1 the water vapor condenses: precipitate, liquefy, become liquid, deliquesce. ANTONYMS vaporize. 2 he condensed the play: abridge, shorten, cut, abbreviate, compact; summarize, synopsize, précis; truncate, curtail. ANTONYMS lengthen, expand.
condensed
condensed adjective 1 a condensed text: abridged, shortened, cut, compressed, abbreviated, reduced, truncated, concise; outline, thumbnail, capsule. 2 condensed soup: concentrated, evaporated, reduced; strong, undiluted. ANTONYMS diluted.
condescend
condescend verb 1 don't condescend to your readers: patronize, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down. 2 he condescended to see us: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, demean oneself; vouchsafe, see fit, consent.
condescending
condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, disdainful, lofty, haughty; smug, conceited; informal snooty, stuck-up. WORD TOOLKIT See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
condition
condition noun 1 check the condition of your wiring: state, shape, order. 2 they lived in appalling conditions: circumstances, surroundings, environment, situation, setup, setting, habitat. 3 she was in top condition: fitness, health, form, shape, trim, fettle. 4 a liver condition: disorder, problem, complaint, illness, disease, ailment, sickness, affliction, infection, upset. 5 a condition of membership: stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso. ▶verb 1 their choices are conditioned by the economy: constrain, control, govern, determine, decide; affect, touch; form, shape, guide, sway, bias. 2 our minds are conditioned by habit: train, teach, educate, guide; accustom, adapt, habituate, mold, inure. 3 condition the boards with water: treat, prepare, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, season. 4 a product to condition your skin: improve, nourish, tone (up ), moisturize.
conditional
conditional adjective 1 their approval is conditional on success: subject to, dependent on, contingent on, based on, determined by, controlled by, tied to. 2 a conditional offer: contingent, dependent, qualified, with reservations, limited, provisional, provisory.
condolences
condolences plural noun we offer our sincere condolences to his widow: sympathy, commiseration (s ), compassion, pity, support, comfort, consolation, understanding.
condom
condom noun contraceptive, prophylactic, sheath; trademark Trojan; informal rubber; chiefly Brit. informal French letter.
condone
condone verb we cannot condone such dreadful behavior: disregard, accept, allow, let pass, turn a blind eye to, overlook, forget; forgive, pardon, excuse, let go. ANTONYMS condemn.
conducive
conducive adjective an environment that is conducive to learning: favorable to, beneficial to, advantageous to, opportune to, propitious to, encouraging to, promising to, convenient for, good for, helpful, instrumental in, productive of, useful for. ANTONYMS unfavorable.
conduct
conduct noun 1 they complained about her conduct: behavior, performance, demeanor; actions, activities, deeds, doings, exploits; habits, manners; formal comportment. 2 the conduct of the elections: management, running, direction, control, supervision, regulation, administration, organization, coordination, orchestration, handling. ▶verb 1 the election was conducted lawfully: manage, direct, run, administer, organize, coordinate, orchestrate, handle, control, oversee, supervise, regulate, carry out /on. 2 he was conducted through the corridors: escort, guide, lead, usher, show; shepherd, see, bring, take, help. 3 aluminum conducts heat: transmit, convey, carry, transfer, impart, channel, relay; disseminate, diffuse, radiate. PHRASES conduct oneself I am proud of the way they conducted themselves: behave, act, acquit oneself, bear oneself; formal comport oneself.
conduit
conduit noun spring water enters the brewery through a conduit: channel, duct, pipe, tube, gutter, trench, culvert, cut, sluice, spillway, flume, chute.
Oxford Thesaurus
condemn
condemn verb 1 he condemned such players for dragging the name of football through the dirt: censure, criticize, castigate, attack, denounce, deplore, decry, revile, inveigh against, blame, chastise, berate, upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reprehend, take to task, find fault with, give someone /something a bad press; deprecate, disparage; informal slam, hammer, lay into, cane, blast; Brit. informal slate, slag off, have a go at; archaic slash, reprobate; rare excoriate, vituperate, arraign, objurgate, anathematize. ANTONYMS praise, commend. 2 the rebels had been condemned to death: sentence, pass sentence on; convict, find guilty. ANTONYMS acquit. 3 the pool has been condemned as a health hazard: declare unfit, declare unsafe; denounce, criticize. 4 she could see in his eyes that her mistake had condemned her: incriminate, prove to be guilty, prove one's guilt, implicate; archaic inculpate. 5 the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood: doom, destine, damn, foredoom, foreordain, mark someone out for; consign, assign; rare predoom.
condemnation
condemnation noun a comment which provoked widespread condemnation: censure, criticism, castigation, stricture, denunciation, damnation, vilification, opprobrium; reproof, disapproval, disapprobation; informal flak, a bad press; rare reprobation, arraignment, excoriation, objurgation. ANTONYMS praise, plaudits.
condemnatory
condemnatory adjective a condemnatory press report: censorious, critical, damning, damnatory, condemning, censuring, castigatory, fault-finding, denunciatory, vituperative, withering; reproving, reproachful, deprecatory, disapproving, unfavourable; rare reprobative, reprobatory. ANTONYMS complimentary, approving.
condemned
condemned adjective 1 a condemned building | condemned meat: unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, precarious, insecure, treacherous; dilapidated, ramshackle, run down, broken-down, worn out, tumbledown, in (a state of ) disrepair, in ruins, ruined, falling to pieces, falling apart; rickety, creaky, creaking, decrepit, deteriorating, crumbling, deteriorated; neglected, untended, unmaintained, gone to rack and ruin, gone to seed, on its last legs, the worse for wear; unhealthy, contaminated, unsound, infected, blighted, unwholesome, septic, rotten, bad. ANTONYMS safe, in good repair, wholesome. 2 condemned prisoners: damned, doomed, lost, condemned to hell; sentenced, convicted, censured, faulted; literary accursed. WORD TOOLKIT condemned See doomed . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
condensation
condensation noun 1 the windows were misty with condensation: moisture, water droplets, steam. 2 the condensation of the vapour: precipitation, liquefaction, deliquescence, liquidization; distillation. 3 a readable condensation of the recent literature: abridgement, summary, synopsis, precis, abstract, digest, encapsulation. 4 the condensation of the report: shortening, abridgement, abbreviation, cutting, summarization.
condense
condense verb 1 the moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water: precipitate, liquefy, become liquid, deliquesce, liquidize. ANTONYMS vaporize, gasify. 2 he condensed the three plays into a single three-hour drama: abridge, shorten, cut, abbreviate, compress, compact, contract, telescope; summarize, synopsize, precis, abstract, digest, encapsulate; truncate, curtail; rare epitomize. ANTONYMS lengthen, expand.
condensed
condensed adjective 1 a condensed version of the book: abridged, shortened, cut, cut-down, concise, contracted, compressed, abbreviated, reduced, truncated; summarized, summary, abstracted, precised, synoptic, synopsized, outline, thumbnail; informal potted, slimmed down. 2 condensed soup | condensed milk: concentrated, evaporated, thick, thickened, reduced; undiluted. ANTONYMS diluted.
condescend
condescend verb 1 take care not to condescend to your reader: patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to. ANTONYMS respect. 2 a minor official condescended to see us: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent; informal come down from one's high horse.
condescending
condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, scornful, disdainful, lofty, lordly, haughty, imperious; informal snooty, snotty, stuck-up; Brit. informal toffee-nosed. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT condescending See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
condescension
condescension noun with an air of great condescension he told me that he was ‘prepared to give me a try-out ’: superciliousness, superiority, scorn, disdain, loftiness, airs, lordliness, haughtiness, imperiousness, snobbishness, snobbery; informal snootiness, snottiness; rare patronization. ANTONYMS respect.
condition
condition noun 1 visually check the condition of your wiring: state, shape, order; Brit. informal nick. 2 (conditions ) refugees were living in appalling conditions: circumstances, surroundings; environment, situation, state of affairs, set-up, position, context, background, setting, ambience, atmosphere, climate, milieu, habitat, way of life; informal circs. 3 he had the body of an athlete in tip-top condition: fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health, form, shape, trim, fettle. 4 a serious medical condition: disorder, problem, defect, disease, illness, complaint, ailment, weakness, infirmity, malady, indisposition, malaise, sickness, affliction, infection, upset; informal bug, virus; Brit. informal lurgy. 5 it is a condition of employment that employees should be paid through a bank: stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso, qualification; necessity, essential, demand, restriction. PHRASES out of condition maybe I can stop and rest my hopelessly out of condition body: unfit, unhealthy, out of shape, in poor condition, in poor shape, flabby, debilitated, weak, infirm, decrepit. ANTONYMS fit. ▶verb 1 national choices are conditioned by the international political economy: constrain, control, govern, determine, decide; exert influence on, affect, have an effect on, act on, work on, touch, have an impact on, impact on; change, alter, modify, transform, form, shape, guide, sway, bias. 2 our minds are heavily conditioned by habit: train, teach, educate, coach, tutor, guide, groom, drill, accustom, adapt, habituate, mould, inure. 3 the boards will need to be conditioned with water: treat, prepare, make ready, ready, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt, adjust, soften, season. 4 some products contain vitamin E to condition your skin: improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape.
conditional
conditional adjective 1 the supporters' approval is conditional on success: subject to, dependent on, depending on, contingent on, hingeing on, resting on, hanging on, based on, determined by, controlled by, tied to, bound up with. ANTONYMS unconditional. 2 he was only made a conditional offer of a university place: contingent, dependent, qualified, with conditions (attached ), with reservations, limited, restrictive, provisional; rare stipulatory, provisory. ANTONYMS unconditional; absolute.
condolences
condolences plural noun we offer our sincere condolences to his widow: sympathy, commiseration (s ), solace, comfort, consolation, fellow feeling, understanding, empathy, compassion, pity, solicitude, concern, support.
condom
condom noun contraceptive, sheath; female condom; N. Amer. prophylactic; Brit. trademark Durex, Femidom; Brit. informal johnny, something for the weekend; N. Amer. informal rubber, safe, safety, skin; Brit. informal, dated French letter, Frenchy; dated protective.
condone
condone verb we cannot condone such dreadful behaviour: deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard, take no notice of, take no account of, accept, allow, make allowances for, let pass, turn a blind eye to, overlook, forget, wink at, blink at, connive at; forgive, pardon, excuse, let someone off with, let go, sink, bury; let bygones be bygones; informal let something ride. ANTONYMS condemn; punish. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD condone, forgive, pardon, excuse See forgive . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
conducive
conducive adjective an environment which is conducive to learning: good for, helpful to, instrumental in, calculated to produce, productive of, useful for; favourable, beneficial, valuable, advantageous, opportune, propitious, encouraging, promising, convenient; (be conducive to ) contribute to, lead to, tend to promote, make for, facilitate, favour, aid, assist, help, benefit, encourage. ANTONYMS unfavourable.
conduct
conduct noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 townspeople regularly complained about students' conduct: behaviour, way of behaving, performance, comportment, demeanour, bearing, deportment; actions, acts, activities, deeds, doings, handiwork, exploits, ways, habits, practices, manners. 2 the conduct of the elections: management, managing, running, direction, control, controlling, overseeing, supervision, regulation, leadership, masterminding, administration, organization, coordination, orchestration, handling, guidance, carrying out, carrying on; formal prosecution. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 the election was conducted according to new electoral law: manage, direct, run, be in control of, control, oversee, supervise, be in charge of, preside over, regulate, mastermind, administer, organize, coordinate, orchestrate, handle, guide, govern, lead, carry out, carry on. 2 Lucien was conducted through a maze of corridors: escort, guide, lead, usher, pilot, accompany, show, show someone the way; shepherd, herd, drive, convoy; see, bring, take, help, assist. 3 aluminium, being a metal, readily conducts heat: transmit, convey, carry, transfer, pass on, hand on, communicate, impart, channel, bear, relay, dispatch, mediate; disseminate, spread, circulate, diffuse, radiate. PHRASES conduct oneself I am proud of the way they conducted themselves: behave, perform, act, acquit oneself, bear oneself, carry oneself; rare comport oneself, deport oneself.
conduit
conduit noun spring water ran down a conduit into the brewery: channel, duct, pipe, tube, gutter, groove, furrow, trough, trench, culvert, cut, sluice, spillway, race, flume, chute, ditch, drain.
Duden Dictionary
Condensa
Con den sa Substantiv, Neutrum Elektrotechnik , das |Cond e nsa |das Condensa; Genitiv: des Condensa lateinisch keramischer Isolierstoff
Condensite
Con den si te Eigenname , das ® |Condens i te |das Condensite; des Condensite lateinisch-neulateinisch flüssiges Binde- und Imprägniermittel
Conditionalis
Con di ti o na lis , der Konditional |Condition a lis |
Conditioner
Con di tio ner Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |kənˈdɪʃənɐ |englisch conditioner = etwas, was die Beschaffenheit von etwas verbessert, zu: condition, Kondition Haarfestiger
Conditio sine qua non
Con di tio si ne qua non Substantiv, feminin besonders Philosophie , die |Cond i tio s i ne qu a n o n |die Conditio sine qua non; Genitiv: der Conditio sine qua non lateinisch = Bedingung, ohne die nicht …; vgl. Kondition notwendige Bedingung, unabdingbare Voraussetzung
Condottiere
Con dot ti e re , der Kondottiere |Condotti e re |
Conductus
Con duc tus , Kon duk tus Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der Konduktus |Cond u ctus Kond u ktus |der Conductus; Genitiv: des Conductus, Plural: die Conductus |[…tuːs ]|der Konduktus; Genitiv: des Konduktus, Plural: die Konduktus |[…tuːs ]|mittellateinisch conductus, zu lateinisch conducere, Kondukt a einstimmiges lateinisches Lied des Mittelalters b mehrstimmiger Gesang des Mittelalters, bei dem die Hauptmelodie in der Unterstimme liegt
Conduite
Con du i te , die Konduite |Condu i te |
Condylus
Con dy lus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |C o ndylus |der Condylus; Genitiv: des Condylus, Plural: die Condyli griechisch-lateinisch Gelenkkopf, -fortsatz
French Dictionary
condamnable
condamnable adj. adjectif Répréhensible. : Une pratique condamnable. SYNONYME critiquable .
condamnation
condamnation n. f. nom féminin 1 Jugement par lequel une personne est condamnée. : La condamnation à mort n ’existe plus au Canada. ANTONYME acquittement . 2 Blâme. : La condamnation d ’un acte.
condamné
condamné , ée adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne contre qui une peine a été prononcée. 2 Se dit d ’un malade qu ’on n ’espère plus sauver. SYNONYME incurable .
condamner
condamner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Prononcer un jugement contre quelqu ’un, donner tort à quelqu ’un. : Il a été condamné à dix ans de prison. 2 Désapprouver. : Le directeur a condamné ces excès. SYNONYME blâmer ; critiquer . S ’obliger à. : Ces réfugiés politiques se sont condamnés à l ’exil. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces trappistes se sont condamnés au silence. aimer Prononciation Les lettres mn se prononcent n, [kɔ̃dane ]; de même que dans tous les dérivés du verbe
condensable
condensable adj. adjectif Qui peut être condensé.
condensateur
condensateur n. m. nom masculin Appareil servant à emmagasiner l ’énergie électrique.
condensation
condensation n. f. nom féminin Passage de l ’état de vapeur à l ’état de solide ou de liquide. : Il y a de la condensation sur le pare-brise. SYNONYME buée .
condensé
condensé , ée adj. et n. m. adjectif Traité par concentration sous vide. : Du lait condensé. SYNONYME concentré . nom masculin Résumé. : Un condensé de géométrie. SYNONYME abrégé .
condenser
condenser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Rendre plus dense. : Condenser une soupe, condenser une histoire. 2 Liquéfier ou solidifier (un gaz ). verbe pronominal Passer de l ’état de vapeur à l ’état de solide ou de liquide. : Le brouillard s ’est condensé et il y a de la buée sur le pare-brise. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. La brume s ’était condensée en gouttes d ’eau. aimer
condescendance
condescendance n. f. nom féminin Complaisance mêlée de mépris. : Répondre avec condescendance. SYNONYME dédain ; supériorité . Note Orthographique conde sc endance.
condescendant
condescendant , ante adj. adjectif Qui marque de la condescendance. : Des airs condescendants. SYNONYME dédaigneux ; méprisant ; supérieur . Note Orthographique conde sc endant.
condescendre
condescendre v. tr. ind. verbe transitif indirect péjoratif Daigner. : Condescendra-t-il à accepter notre invitation? fendre Note Orthographique conde sc endre.
condiment
condiment n. m. nom masculin Substance ajoutée aux aliments pour en relever le goût. : Le poivre est un condiment. SYNONYME assaisonnement ; épice .
condisciple
condisciple n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne avec qui l ’on étudie. : Une condisciple sympathique. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • camarade, ami surtout chez les enfants, les adolescents; • collègue, personne avec qui l ’on travaille ou qui exerce la même fonction; • compagnon, personne avec qui l ’on fait un travail manuel, un voyage; • confrère, personne qui appartient à une même profession, à une même société; • copain, camarade intime.
condition
condition n. f. nom féminin 1 Situation. : Il est de condition modeste. 2 État du corps, de l ’esprit. : Ils sont en bonne condition physique grâce à leur entraînement quotidien. 3 Exigence, circonstance dont dépend l ’accomplissement d ’une action. : Une condition essentielle au succès de la fête, c ’est de garder le secret. Poser des conditions. LOCUTIONS À condition de Sous réserve de. : À condition d ’avoir congé ce jour-là, je serai présente. Note Syntaxique La locution est suivie de l ’infinitif. À condition que Pourvu que. : J ’irai à la fête à condition que tu viennes aussi. Note Syntaxique Cette locution est généralement suivie du subjonctif. À la condition, sous la condition que Pourvu que. : Tu peux venir, à la condition d ’être gentil, que tu sois gentil ou que tu seras gentil. Note Syntaxique Cette locution est suivie de l ’infinitif, du subjonctif ou de l ’indicatif futur. Condition sine qua non. Condition indispensable. Dans ces conditions. Puisqu ’il en est ainsi, dans ce contexte. condition. Anglicisme au sens de maladie, état de santé. : Il souffre d ’une maladie (et non *condition ) cardiaque. Son état de santé (et non *sa condition ) est précaire.
conditionné
conditionné , ée adj. adjectif 1 Soumis à certaines conditions. 2 Qui a subi un conditionnement. : Des produits conditionnés de façon attrayante. LOCUTION Air conditionné. Atmosphère d ’un lieu à laquelle on a donné une certaine température à l ’aide d ’un climatiseur ou d ’un conditionneur d ’air. : En l ’absence d ’air conditionné, il fera très chaud dans cet appartement au cours de l ’été. Un cinéma à air conditionné. SYNONYME air climatisé .
conditionnel
conditionnel , elle adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui dépend de certaines conditions. : Ce contrat est conditionnel à la vente de la propriété. nom masculin grammaire Temps du verbe exprimant un vœu, un désir, un regret ou un fait soumis à une condition, un futur hypothétique en quelque sorte. tableau – conditionnel.
conditionnellement
conditionnellement adv. adverbe De façon conditionnelle.
conditionnement
conditionnement n. m. nom masculin 1 Préparation. : Le conditionnement des viandes. Le conditionnement de l ’air. SYNONYME traitement . 2 Présentation de certains produits destinés à la vente. : Un conditionnement très élégant. Note Technique Ce nom a fait l ’objet d ’une recommandation pour remplacer l ’anglicisme *packaging. LOCUTION Conditionnement physique. Mise en forme par des exercices.
conditionner
conditionner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Traiter. : Conditionner des marchandises. 2 Emballer. : Conditionner des produits de beauté. SYNONYME présenter . 3 Constituer la condition de. : Le choix des articles conditionnera le succès de l ’entreprise. psychologie Se mettre en condition de, se préparer mentalement. : Elles se sont conditionnées à relever ce défi. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les concepteurs de ce bâtiment se sont conditionnés à protéger l ’environnement le plus possible. aimer
conditionneur
conditionneur n. m. nom masculin Appareil qui conditionne. : Un conditionneur d ’air.
condo
condo Anglicisme pour copropriété.
condoléances
condoléances n. f. pl. nom féminin pluriel Témoignage de sympathie. : Transmettre ses condoléances (et non ses *sympathies ) à l ’occasion d ’un décès.
condom
condom n. m. nom masculin Préservatif masculin. Prononciation Le m est muet, [kɔ̃dɔ̃ ]; le mot rime avec cordon
condominium
condominium FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour copropriété.
condor
condor n. m. nom masculin Grand vautour au plumage noir.
conducteur
conducteur , trice adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin Se dit d ’un corps plus ou moins apte à transmettre la chaleur ou l ’électricité. : Le cuivre est un bon conducteur de l ’électricité.
conducteur
conducteur conductrice n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Personne qui conduit un véhicule. : Un conducteur d ’autobus. Une conductrice de camion.
conductibilité
conductibilité n. f. nom féminin Qualité des corps conducteurs.
conductible
conductible adj. adjectif Qui est doué de conductibilité. : Le cuivre est une matière conductible.
conduction
conduction n. f. nom féminin Action de conduire l ’électricité ou la chaleur.
conduire
conduire v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Amener. : Josette a conduit Zoé chez le dentiste. SYNONYME accompagner . 2 Diriger (un véhicule ). : Alain a hâte de conduire la voiture. SYNONYME faire fonctionner . 3 Avoir la direction de. : Conduire une entreprise, conduire des travaux. SYNONYME commander ; diriger ; gérer ; gouverner . 4 Guider (un groupe ). : Le berger conduit le troupeau dans les champs. 5 Mener. : Ce chemin nous conduira jusqu ’au village. verbe pronominal Se comporter de telle ou telle manière. : Ils se sont bien conduits envers leurs amis. SYNONYME agir . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont conduits bien cavalièrement à notre égard. conduire
conduit
conduit n. m. nom masculin Tuyau. : Des conduits d ’aération. Le conduit auditif externe. Note Orthographique condui t.
conduite
conduite n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de conduire, de mener, de guider. : La conduite d ’une équipe. SYNONYME direction ; gestion . 2 Manière de se comporter. : Une bonne conduite. SYNONYME attitude ; comportement ; manière ; tenue . 3 Canalisation. : Une conduite d ’eau, une conduite de gaz. Code de conduite. Ensemble de règles écrites qu ’une entreprise ou un organisme s ’engage à observer et qui régissent la conduite du personnel et de ses dirigeants. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les locutions suivantes: • Code de déontologie, texte réglementaire énonçant les règles de conduite professionnelle qui régissent l ’exercice d ’une profession ou d ’une fonction et faisant état des devoirs, des obligations et des responsabilités auxquels sont soumis ceux qui l ’exercent (GDT ); • Code d ’éthique, texte énonçant les valeurs et les principes à connotation morale ou civique auxquels adhère une organisation et qui servent de guide à un individu ou à un groupe afin de l ’aider à juger de la justesse de ses comportements.
condylome
condylome n. m. nom masculin médecine Excroissance bénigne de la peau, d ’origine virale, qui est sexuellement transmissible. SYNONYME crête -de-coq .
Spanish Dictionary
condado
condado nombre masculino 1 Título nobiliario de conde .2 Territorio sobre el que recaía este título, en el cual antiguamente un conde ejercía su autoridad :Cataluña fue un condado muy poderoso en la Edad Media .3 Unidad administrativa de los países anglosajones; en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, es la mayor unidad administrativa de gobierno local; en Estados Unidos, la mayor unidad administrativa dentro de cada estado .
condal
condal adjetivo Del conde o relacionado con él :ciudad condal .
conde, -desa
conde, -desa nombre masculino y femenino 1 Miembro de la nobleza de categoría inferior a la de marqués y superior a la de vizconde .conde-duque Combinación de dos títulos nobiliarios pertenecientes a la misma persona, que a veces ha sido considerado como un título especial .2 nombre masculino hist En el régimen feudal, señor de una comarca, de la que gobernaba todos los castillos, ciudades, pueblos, etc .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín comes , comitis ‘compañero ’. Primero se aplicó a los nobles que vivían en el palacio imperial y acompañaban al soberano en sus salidas y posteriormente se convirtió en la denominación de un escalón determinado de la jerarquía feudal .
condecoración
condecoración nombre femenino 1 Distinción que se concede a una persona como reconocimiento por sus méritos :aquel año había hecho méritos para ganar la condecoración de los reyes; acudieron al acto de condecoración de los dos policías que participaron en la desarticulación del comando .2 Insignia que se impone a una persona en señal de una distinción concedida :le prendió una condecoración en la chaqueta y volvió a abrazarle de nuevo mientras le felicitaba; miró luego la condecoración un momento y la dejó caer sobre el mármol de la consola .
condecorar
condecorar verbo transitivo Dar o imponer una condecoración a alguien :fue soldado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, lo condecoraron y fue deportado a un campo de trabajo; el periodista fue condecorado por la reina por sus servicios al periodismo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín condecorare, derivado de decorare ‘ornar ’, ‘honrar ’. De la familia etimológica de decente (V.).
condemasiado
condemasiado adverbio Bol coloquial Indica que la acción denotada por el verbo se produce en una intensidad o grado mayor que el necesario, del que se esperaba o del que se considera conveniente :estos precios han subido condemasiado .SINÓNIMO demasiado .
condena
condena nombre femenino 1 Pena impuesta por un juez o un tribunal :cumple condena por homicidio; fue liberado tras cumplir la mitad de su condena .2 Desaprobación de una conducta, una acción o una doctrina que se considera inmoral o censurable :se han recibido numerosos comunicados de condena y dolor por la matanza .
condenable
condenable adjetivo Que es digno de ser condenado :delito condenable .
condenación
condenación nombre femenino Acción de condenar o condenarse :me perseguía su mirada amnésica de odio y de condenación; el procedimiento empleado fue la condenación del adversario político al silencio .condenación eterna En algunas religiones, destino o situación que espera a los pecadores condenados a las penas del infierno, después de la muerte .
condenado, -da
condenado, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que ha sido castigado con una pena por haber cometido un delito :el condenado fue conducido a prisión .2 Que se ha hecho merecedor de la pena eterna y ha sido castigado con el infierno :en el muro hay grabadas unas figuras de diablos pinchando a los condenados .3 coloquial Que molesta y hace perder la paciencia :con ese condenado ruido no hay quien trabaje .4 adjetivo coloquial Se usa como apelativo intensificador, normalmente con valor positivo :el condenado de mi marido siempre llega tarde; ¡qué hermosa es la condenada de tu hija!
condenar
condenar verbo transitivo 1 Imponer [un juez o tribunal ] una pena a una persona por considerarla culpable de un delito o una falta :ha sido condenado a doce años de cárcel; el tribunal condenó a todos los implicados .2 Desaprobar y rechazar enérgicamente una conducta, una acción o una doctrina que se considera inmoral o censurable :todos los partidos políticos han condenado la acción terrorista .3 Conducir [una cosa ] inevitablemente a una situación sin solución :responsabilizó a la sed de poder y riqueza de condenar al continente africano a la pobreza y a la injusticia .4 Cerrar permanentemente o tapiar una puerta u otro lugar de paso o dejar incomunicada una habitación :condenaron las puertas y ventanas para que no entrara la luz .5 condenarse verbo pronominal Hacerse merecedor de la pena eterna, ir al infierno :según la Biblia, el día del juicio final las almas de los malvados se condenarán para siempre .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín condemnare, derivado de damnare ‘dañar ’, ‘condenar ’ y este de damnum ‘daño ’. De la familia etimológica de daño (V.).
condenatorio, -ria
condenatorio, -ria adjetivo 1 Que contiene condena o puede motivarla :sentencia condenatoria; fórmula condenatoria; resolución condenatoria .2 der [pronunciamiento judicial ] Que castiga al reo o que manda al litigante entregar una cosa o cumplir sus obligaciones :fallo condenatorio .
condensable
condensable adjetivo Que puede ser condensado :es una figura geométrica, condensable y cristalizable en la sombra .
condensación
condensación nombre femenino 1 Acción de condensar o condensarse :el proceso de condensación de la leche; el rocío y la escarcha son producto de la condensación del vapor de agua .2 Efecto de condensar :una forma de condensación lingüística es la utilización en la escritura de paréntesis que sustituyen a una coordinación más amplia .3 quím Unión de dos o más moléculas para formar un compuesto de cadena más larga .
condensador, -ra
condensador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que condensa .2 nombre masculino Componente eléctrico para aumentar la capacidad eléctrica y la carga sin aumentar el potencial, que consiste en dos conductores (armaduras ) separados por un dieléctrico o medio aislante :algunos aparatos de radio llevan condensador .También condensador eléctrico .3 Sistema óptico empleado en las máquinas de proyección para concentrar en una superficie dada los rayos procedentes de una fuente luminosa .4 Aparato para condensar un vapor por la acción de un agente externo (agua, aire ):los frigoríficos llevan un condensador .5 Aparato utilizado en las máquinas de vapor para condensar este después que ha actuado sobre los émbolos .
condensar
condensar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer más densa o espesa una sustancia, eliminando parte del agua que contiene :condensar la leche para que se mantenga más tiempo .2 Convertir un gas en líquido o en sólido :condensar el vapor ;el agua desprendida por las hojas se condensa en el cristal y vuelve a caer otra vez a la tierra .3 Reducir la extensión de un escrito o un discurso a sus puntos esenciales :condensar las ideas .4 Concentrar gran cantidad de una cosa en un lugar determinado o en un tiempo breve :los mercados de abastos condensan pestilencias; los navegadores por satélite son instrumentos de precisión, dotados de la más alta tecnología, que condensan los conocimientos de los miles de años que lleva el hombre intentando no perderse ;en la urbe se condensan, no solo en el espacio, sino en el tiempo, los hechos y las vidas humanas más significativas . VÉASE leche condensada .
condescendencia
condescendencia nombre femenino Actitud de la persona que se acomoda o adapta al gusto y la voluntad de otra :ahora me miraba con un poco de condescendencia, y cuando me puse en pie me había ofrecido su mano como si sospechara que yo no podía levantarme solo .
condescender
condescender verbo intransitivo Acomodarse o adaptarse [una persona ] al gusto y la voluntad de otra :de vez en cuando, mamá condescendía a estos detalles técnicos; el autor tiene dos posibilidades: condescender a los mandatos de ultratumba o ignorarlos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín condescendere ‘ponerse al nivel de alguno ’, derivado de descendere ‘bajar ’. De la familia etimológica de descender (V.). Conjugación [28 ] como entender .
condescendiente
condescendiente adjetivo 1 Que actúa con condescendencia :apenas repuesto el público del efecto de la revelación, condescendiente, siguió hablando con pausa para suministrar la clave del enigma .2 Que implica o denota condescendencia :hasta podían llegar a acompañar la sonrisa con una caricia condescendiente sobre las cabezas rubias de los dos soldaditos .
condestable
condestable nombre masculino Persona que antiguamente ejercía, en nombre del rey, el máximo poder en los ejércitos :en el reino de Castilla, la figura del condestable como la más alta jerarquía militar fue creada por el rey Juan I .
condición
condición nombre femenino 1 Naturaleza o conjunto de características propias y definitorias de un ser o de un conjunto de seres :la condición humana; la precedente tesis pasteuriana solo puede ser mantenida hoy no atribuyendo al fermento condición de organismo vivo .2 Disposición que establecen las distintas partes en un acuerdo :estipular las condiciones de un contrato; rendirse sin condiciones; ¿cuáles han sido las condiciones del tratado de paz? ; el dueño no me cobrará el primer mes de alquiler con la condición de que los arreglos de luz y agua corran a mi cargo; era capaz de aceptar condiciones humillantes para conseguir los fines que perseguía .3 Circunstancia que debe ocurrir, cosa que debe hacerse o propiedad que debe tener una cosa para que algo se cumpla ¿en qué condiciones aumenta el volumen de un cuerpo? ; es preciso crear unas condiciones de igualdad en la competencia entre las entidades públicas y privadas .4 Carácter o manera de ser de una persona o un animal :una mujer de condición apacible .5 Clase social a la que se pertenece por nacimiento :ser de condición plebeya; la condición de esclavo .6 Hecho de ocupar una persona cierto cargo público o de desempeñar determinada profesión :su condición de agregado no le permite hacer ciertas declaraciones sobre el gobierno; la condición de miembro del Tribunal Constitucional es incompatible con todo mandato representativo, con cargos políticos o administrativos, con el desempeño de funciones directivas en un partido político, etc .7 condiciones nombre femenino plural Conjunto de circunstancias que determinan el estado de una persona o una cosa :vivir en condiciones infrahumanas; el marcado carácter subtropical de este bosque se debe a las buenas condiciones de humedad y de temperatura; la casa estaba en malas condiciones para vivir en ella .a condición de que Introduce la condición o circunstancia que se requiere para que se cumpla algo que se ha expresado anteriormente :vamos a cenar a condición de que aceptéis que os invitemos .en condiciones En la situación, las circunstancias o el estado adecuados :presentar un trabajo en condiciones; el actor afirmó ayer en una rueda de prensa que se halla de nuevo en condiciones de poder reanudar el rodaje . VÉASE pliego de condiciones .
condicionado, -da
condicionado, -da adjetivo 1 Que tiene las condiciones adecuadas para algo :aire condicionado .2 Que depende de una o más condiciones o requisitos :libertad condicionada; amistad condicionada .SINÓNIMO condicional .
condicional
condicional adjetivo 1 Que depende de una o más condiciones o requisitos .SINÓNIMO condicionado .2 nombre masculino ling Tiempo verbal que expresa la acción como hipotética; se emplea en la apódosis de algunas oraciones condicionales .SINÓNIMO potencial .condicional compuesto Condicional que se forma con el condicional del verbo haber y el participio del verbo principal :‘habría escrito ’ es el condicional compuesto del verbo escribir .SINÓNIMO antepospretérito .condicional simple Condicional que se forma añadiendo el morfema -ría - a la raíz :‘cantaría ’ es el condicional simple del verbo ‘cantar ’.SINÓNIMO pospretérito .3 adjetivo /nombre femenino ling [oración subordinada ] Que expresa una condición para que se efectúe la acción, el proceso o el estado expresado por la oración principal :en la oración ‘si bebes, no conduzcas ’, ‘si bebes ’ es una subordinada condicional .4 adjetivo ling [conjunción ] Que introduce una oración de este tipo :la conjunción ‘si ’ es condicional .5 adjetivo /nombre femenino ling [oración compuesta ] Que contiene una oración subordinada condicional . VÉASE libertad condicional .
condicionamiento
condicionamiento nombre masculino 1 Acción de condicionar :técnicas de condicionamiento .2 Efecto de condicionar :supongo que respetarán escrupulosamente tu trabajo, pero habrá algún condicionamiento .3 Hecho de estar una cosa condicionada o de depender de ciertas condiciones :el reformismo borbónico había permitido que las fuerzas productivas creciesen, pero por su propio condicionamiento de clase, resultaba una fórmula ineficaz para el mantenimiento y desarrollo de la economía .
condicionante
condicionante adjetivo /nombre común [cosa, circunstancia ] Que condiciona o determina :cuando se sufre un trauma, la experiencia de la angustia es tan sobrecogedora que suele quedar, en tanto estímulo condicionante, conectada con situaciones análogas .
condicionar
condicionar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer que algo dependa de alguna condición :condicionar el trabajo al salario; su método trataba de enseñar al sujeto a condicionar sus pensamientos a sentirse mejor .2 Hacer que alguien o algo sea, se comporte o actúe de una forma determinada mediante estímulos o en determinadas circunstancias :el clima condiciona el paisaje; en este mundo, que era predominantemente agrario, la estructura de la propiedad de la tierra condicionaba el modelo social; los altos tipos de interés condicionan el coste financiero de las empresas . VÉASE reflejo condicionado .
condigno, -na
condigno, -na adjetivo [cosa ] Que corresponde a otra o se deriva de ella :el condigno respeto .
condíleo, -a
condíleo, -a adjetivo Del cóndilo o relacionado con él :tras el diagnóstico de fractura condílea se practica una intervención quirúrgica .
cóndilo
cóndilo nombre masculino Prominencia redondeada en la extremidad de un hueso, que forma articulación encajando en el hueco correspondiente de otro hueso .
condiloma
condiloma nombre masculino med Tumor benigno viral que se transmite por vía sexual y afecta a la piel o a las mucosas de la zona anal y genital :un condiloma es una lesión benigna e indolora .
condimentación
condimentación nombre femenino 1 Acción de condimentar :para la condimentación de aceitunas se utilizan salsas variadas .2 Conjunto de condimentos utilizados para dar sabor o hacer más gustosa una comida .
condimentar
condimentar verbo transitivo Dar sabor a una comida añadiéndole una salsa, condimentos u otras sustancias :el uso de piñones y pasas para condimentar los alimentos denota la influencia árabe en la cocina .SINÓNIMO aderezar, sazonar .
condimento
condimento nombre masculino Sustancia que se añade a la comida para darle más sabor o hacerla más gustosa :el azafrán, la menta, el ajo y los piñones son condimentos .
condiscípulo, -la
condiscípulo, -la nombre masculino y femenino Persona que estudia o ha estudiado con otra u otras en el mismo centro docente o que recibe o ha recibido las enseñanzas de un mismo maestro .
condolencia
condolencia nombre femenino Manifestación con la que se muestra el dolor o pesar por un hecho desgraciado de alguien :continúan llegando las condolencias de todo el mundo árabe .Se usa también en plural con el mismo significado .
condolerse
condolerse verbo pronominal Participar en el dolor o pena sufridos por una persona, lamentándose con ella :nos condolemos por la muerte de su padre . Conjugación [32 ] como mover .
condominio
condominio nombre masculino 1 Posesión de una cosa, en especial de una finca o de un bien inmueble, por dos o más personas a la vez .SINÓNIMO copropiedad .2 Territorio no autónomo sometido a la autoridad conjunta de dos estados .3 Amér Edificio de dos o más plantas poseído en régimen de propiedad horizontal :la administración del condominio dispuso instalar el ascensor; era un condominio de siete departamentos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del inglés condominium , y este del latín condominium , derivado de dominium ‘autoridad ’. De la familia etimológica de dueño (V.).
condón
condón nombre masculino Funda muy fina y elástica, hecha de látex u otra materia similar, con que se cubre el pene al realizar el coito; sirve para impedir que la mujer quede embarazada y para prevenir el contagio de enfermedades de transmisión sexual .SINÓNIMO preservativo .
condonación
condonación nombre femenino Remisión o perdón de una pena, deuda, etc. :la condonación de un crédito .
condonante
condonante adjetivo /nombre común Que condona :la responsabilidad civil, en cuanto al interés del condonante, se extingue por su renuncia expresa .
condonar
condonar verbo transitivo Perdonar una pena o una deuda :el gobierno anunció su intención de condonar los 7 000 millones de deuda militar al país vecino .
cóndor
cóndor nombre masculino Ave rapaz diurna de hasta 120 cm de longitud, plumaje negro azulado, con manchas blancas en el dorso y sobre las alas, con la cabeza y el cuello desnudos y un collar de plumas blancas en la base de este; tiene una protuberancia carnosa colgando a cada lado de la cara y otra sobre el pico; es carroñero y habita, formando pequeñas bandas, en los Andes y en California :los cóndores son aves sin voz .SINÓNIMO gran buitre de las Indias .
condotiero
condotiero nombre masculino General o caudillo de soldados mercenarios italianos en la Edad Media y en la época moderna y, por extensión, de otros países :la estatua ecuestre del condotiero Colleoni fue realizada en 1479 por Andrea Verrocchio, maestro de Leonardo de Vinci .
condrictio
condrictio adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [pez ] Que pertenece a la clase de los condrictios .2 condrictios nombre masculino plural zool Clase de peces caracterizados por tener el esqueleto cartilaginoso, aunque generalmente endurecido por la calcificación :el tiburón, la raya y la quimera pertenecen a los condrictios .
condriosoma
condriosoma nombre masculino biol Cada uno de los orgánulos citoplasmáticos de las células eucariotas, de forma ovoidal, formados por una doble membrana que tiene como principal función la producción de energía mediante el consumo de oxígeno y la producción de dióxido de carbono y agua como productos de la respiración celular .SINÓNIMO mitocondria .
condroma
condroma nombre masculino med Tumor benigno del tejido cartilaginoso :el condroma suele localizarse en huesos largos y pequeños, como las falanges .
conducción
conducción nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de tuberías dispuestas para la conducción de un fluido :las conducciones de agua, fuentes, pozos y cerámicas de los siglos xii y xiii dan fe de la etapa árabe de esta ciudad .2 Acción de conducir en un vehículo a personas o cosas :la conducción del cadáver será a las 16 horas .3 Esp, Méx Acción de conducir un vehículo :la conducción por autopista es monótona .
conducente
conducente adjetivo Que conduce a un lugar, a un resultado o a una solución :el vestíbulo está junto a la escalera conducente a las habitaciones privadas; se han previsto las maniobras conducentes a mejorar los salarios de los trabajadores .
conducible
conducible adjetivo Que puede ser conducido
conducir
conducir verbo transitivo 1 Llevar [un vehículo ] personas o cosas de un sitio a otro :las ambulancias conducen los heridos del lugar del accidente al hospital; me tendió un pasaje de avión para Milán y otro que tras una pausa de seis horas me conduciría a Florencia .2 Transmitir o propagar de un lugar a otro un fluido, corrientes de partículas, radiaciones, etc. :los metales conducen la electricidad .3 Guiar o dirigir un negocio o la actuación de una colectividad .4 verbo intransitivo Llevar [un camino ] a un lugar determinado :esta carretera conduce a mi pueblo; la escalera del fondo conduce a la cabina de proyección .5 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Esp, Méx Manejar un automóvil :ellos que pasaban errabundos por la carretera, reunidos en grupos numerosos y conduciendo sus carromatos; mi hermana conduce muy bien .6 conducirse verbo pronominal Comportarse o proceder [una persona ] de una manera determinada :ha sabido conducirse con generosidad; nos enfrentamos con modos de conducirse cuyo sentido se nos escapa por ser propios de una cultura distinta a la nuestra .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín conducere ‘conducir juntamente ’. De la familia etimológica de aducir (V.). Conjugación [46 ] .
conducta
conducta nombre femenino 1 Manera de comportarse una persona en una situación determinada o en general :conducta antisocial; patrones de conducta social; tuvo una conducta ejemplar; aquella conducta huidiza me hizo sospechar que escondía algo .SINÓNIMO comportamiento .2 biol Manera de realizar un organismo sus funciones vitales o de responder a ciertos estímulos :tras el nacimiento el niño posee una serie de conductas reflejas como succionar, llorar, etc. ; un ejemplo de la conducta social de las aves es el relevo entre el macho y la hembra para cuidar el nido . VÉASE caución de conducta .
conductancia
conductancia nombre femenino 1 Propiedad de la membrana de las células que define su permeabilidad a los iones .2 nombre femenino En electricidad, valor inverso de la resistencia .
conductibilidad
conductibilidad nombre femenino fís Conductividad .
conductible
conductible adjetivo Que está dotado de conductividad .
conductismo
conductismo nombre masculino Corriente de la psicología que se basa en la observación del comportamiento o conducta del ser que se estudia y que explica el mismo como un conjunto de relaciones entre estímulos y respuestas .SINÓNIMO behaviorismo .ETIMOLOGÍA Calco del inglés behaviourism (V. behaviorismo ).
conductista
conductista adjetivo 1 Del conductismo o relacionado con esta corriente de la psicología :paradigma conductista; enfoque conductista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario o seguidor del conductismo :psicólogo conductista; los conductistas radicales de la primera época .
conductividad
conductividad nombre femenino fís Propiedad natural de los cuerpos que permiten el paso a través de sí del calor o la electricidad :el cobre es el metal de las industrias eléctricas por su conductividad .SINÓNIMO conductibilidad .
conductivo, -va
conductivo, -va adjetivo Que permite el paso del calor o la electricidad :el aluminio es un metal conductivo .SINÓNIMO conductor .
conducto
conducto nombre masculino 1 Tubo construido para conducir fluidos de un lugar a otro :los oleoductos son conductos .2 Órgano del cuerpo que tiene forma de tubo :las venas y arterias son conductos por los que circula la sangre; el conducto lacrimal .3 Camino o procedimiento que se sigue para hacer algo :envía la solicitud por conducto oficial antes de que acabe el plazo; para tramitar estos documentos hay que seguir los conductos reglamentarios .
conductor, -ra
conductor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que conduce un automóvil, en especial si se dedica a ello profesionalmente :el conductor del ómnibus es muy joven .SINÓNIMO chófer .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [cuerpo ] Que deja pasar fácilmente a través de su masa el calor o la electricidad :los metales son buenos conductores .SINÓNIMO conductivo .3 nombre masculino y femenino RPlata, Méx Persona que presenta un programa de televisión o de radio . VÉASE hilo conductor .
conductual
conductual adjetivo De la conducta o relacionado con ella :evaluación conductual; funcionamiento conductual; el enfoque conductual de la obra determina las conclusiones .
condueño
condueño nombre común Dueño de una cosa junto con otra u otras personas :dice la ley que cuando la cosa sea indivisible y los condueños no convengan en que se adjudique a uno de ellos indemnizando a los demás, esta se venderá y repartirá su precio .
condumio
condumio nombre masculino irónico Comida (sustancia que sirve de alimento ):las bodegas de los primeros barcos transatlánticos arrastraban sus panzas repletas de condumio .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
condemn
con demn /kəndém / (! 語末 -mnのnは発音しない ) 〖con (完全に ) damn (非難する )〗動詞 ~s /-z /; ~ed /-d /; ~ing 他動詞 1 〖condemn A (for [as ] B )〗(B 〈間違った行動など 〉のために [Bだとして ])A 〈人 事 〉を非難する , 責める, とがめる, 糾弾する (!主に道徳的な理由で非難することを表す ) ▸ condemn him for lying うそをついたことで彼を責める ▸ strongly [roundly ] condemn drug abuse as a criminal activity 薬物乱用を犯罪行為として激しく非難する 2 «…のことで » 〈被告など 〉に有罪の判決を出す «for » ; 〖condemn A to B 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈刑 〉を宣告する (sentence ); 〖~ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に … する刑を言い渡す (!しばしば受け身で; →分詞 condemned ) ▸ The bomber was condemned to death [hang ] for murder .爆破犯は殺人罪で死刑 [絞首刑 ]を宣告された .3 〖condemn A to B 〗A 〈人 〉をB 〈苦しい状況など 〉に追い込む , 運命づける ; 〖~ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉を … するように強いる , 運命づける (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ She was condemned to (lead ) a life of poverty .彼女は貧乏暮らしに追い込まれた .4 〖通例be ~ed 〗〈建物などが 〉 (老朽化などのため )廃棄処分になる ; 【使用に適さないと 】判定される «as » (→分詞 condemned )▸ The buildings in this area were condemned as unfit for human habitation .この地区の建物は居住に適さないと判断された .5 〈人の態度 様子などが 〉〈その人 〉を有罪だと思わせる , …に災いする ▸ His looks condemn him .彼の様子から彼が犯人 [有罪 ]だとわかる 6 ⦅米 ⦆〘法 〙〈財産 土地 〉を (公用に )没収 [接収 ]する .
condemnable
con d é m na ble /-nəb (ə )l /形容詞 非難すべき .
condemnation
con dem na tion /kɑ̀ndemnéɪʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U C 1 «…に対する » (強い )非難 «for » .2 有罪の宣告 [判決 ].3 非難 [宣告 ]の理由 [根拠 ].
condemnatory
con dem na to ry /kəndémnətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆(強い )非難を表す .
condemned
con d é mned 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 死刑を宣告された 〈人 〉.2 (老朽化などのため )使用不適と判定された 〈建物 〉.~̀ c é ll ⦅英 ⦆死刑囚監房 .
condensation
con den sa tion /kɑ̀ndenséɪʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/名詞 1 U (窓 壁の )水滴 ; 結露 .2 U 凝結, 液化, 凝縮 〘気体から液体への変化 〙.3 U C ⦅かたく ⦆(報告 書物 思想などの )要約, 短縮 (されたもの ).
condense
con dense /kəndéns /動詞 ~s /-ɪz /; ~d /-t /; -densing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…に » 〈文章や話など 〉を 要約する , 短縮する «into, to » .2 «…に » 〈気体 〉を 液化する , 凝結させる «into , to » .3 …を凝縮 [濃縮 , 圧縮 ]する .自動詞 1 〈気体 蒸気などが 〉 (冷えて )液化する ; 凝縮する , 濃くなる .2 短縮する , 要約する .~̀ d m í lk コンデンスミルク, (加糖 )練乳 .
condenser
con d é ns er 名詞 C 1 (気体を液体に変える )濃縮 [凝縮 ]器, 液化装置 .2 〘電 〙(車の )コンデンサー, 蓄電器 (!一般の電気部品はcapacitor ) .3 (映写機などの )集光レンズ .4 (文章などの )要約者 .
condescend
con de scend /kɑ̀ndɪsénd |kɔ̀n -/動詞 自動詞 1 【目下の者などに対して 】偉そうな態度をとる, 恩着せがましい態度で接する «to » .2 (目下の者などと )対等の立場で [へりくだって ] «…» する «to do » .3 身を落として «…» する «to » .
condescending
c ò n de sc é nd ing 形容詞 1 〈人 態度が 〉相手を見下すような, 尊大な, いばった, 恩着せがましい .2 いばらない, 腰の低い .~ly 副詞
condescension
con de scen sion /kɑ̀ndɪsénʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U 相手を見下す態度, 恩着せがましさ ; 謙遜 (けんそん ).
condign
con dign /kəndáɪn /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〈処罰が 〉妥当な, 当然の .
condiment
con di ment /kɑ́ndɪmənt |kɔ́n -/名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆調味料, 香辛料, 薬味 〘塩 こしょう からし ケチャップなど 〙.
condition
con di tion /kəndɪ́ʃ (ə )n /〖con (共に )dition (話すこと )〗名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 U (物の )状態 ; (人の )体調 , 調子 ; (選手 機械などの )コンディション ; «…できる » 健康状態 «to do » (!具体例では時にa ~; その際修飾語を伴う ) ▸ be in (a ) good [in (a ) bad, out of ] condition 調子がよい [悪い ]▸ keep in peak condition 絶好調を保つ ▸ I didn't return the book in that condition .⦅話 ⦆そんな (ひどい )状態で僕は君に本を返していないよ ▸ be in no condition to go on a trip とても旅行できるような状態ではない ▸ The patients remain in (a ) critical [serious ] condition .患者たちは危篤状態が続いている 2 〖~s 〗(周囲の )状況 , 事情, 環境 ; 気象条件 ▸ housing conditions 住宅事情 ▸ under the current [present ] conditions 現状では ▸ work in appalling conditions ひどい環境の中で働く ▸ improve pay and conditions 給与と (労働 )条件を改善する ▸ windy [freezing ] conditions 風の強い [凍えるような ]天候 .3 C «…の /…という » (法律 契約上の )条件 ; 必要条件 «of , for /that 節 » ▸ impose [set down, lay down ] a strict condition 厳しい条件を提示する ▸ meet [satisfy ] the necessary conditions for survival 生き延びるための必要条件を満たす ▸ under certain conditions 一定の条件の下に ▸ according to the terms and conditions of the contract その契約の条件によれば ▸ We'll take you with us on one condition .君を連れていってもいいがそれには1つ条件がある 4 C (長期間にわたる )病気 ▸ He has been suffering from a serious heart [lung ] condition .彼は心臓 [肺 ]を患っている 5 ⦅かたく ⦆〖単数形で 〗境遇 ; C ⦅古 ⦆身分 , 地位 .6 C ⦅米 ⦆追試験受験資格 .7 C 〘文法 〙条件節 [文 ]; 〘論 〙条件, 前項 .on (the ) cond í tion (that ) ……という条件で, もし …ならば (only if )(→if 接続詞 1 表現 )▸ On condition that her name be [is ] not used, she told us the truth .名前を出さないという条件で彼女は真相を語ってくれた on [⦅米 ⦆under ] n ò c ó ndition ⦅かたく ⦆どんな条件でも …ない ▸ You should on no condition [On no condition should you ] break this contract .いかなる場合もこの契約を破棄してはいけない 動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ~ed 〗〈人 動物が 〉 «…に /…するように » 慣れている , 訓練されている , 条件づけられている «to ,into /to do , into do ing » (→conditioning )▸ We are conditioned to bad news [to expect nothing from him ].私たちは悪い知らせ [彼から何も期待できないこと ]に慣れてしまっている .2 ⦅かたく ⦆〖通例be ~ed 〗〈物 事が 〉制約を受ける, 左右 [決定 ]される ▸ Our judgments on politics are completely conditioned by the mass media .我々の政治判断は完全にマスコミに左右されている 3 …の調子を整える ; 〈髪 肌 〉をよい [健康な ]状態にする (→conditioner ); (冷暖房で )〈空気 〉の調整をする .4 ⦅米 ⦆〈学生 〉に追試験をする .5 〈商品 〉の品質検査をする .自動詞 (髪 肌の )調子を整える .
conditional
con di tion al /kəndɪ́ʃ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 1 〈契約などが 〉条件付きの ; «…を » 条件としての ; «…» 次第の «on , upon » (↔unconditioned ).2 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘文法 〙条件を表す .名詞 C 〘文法 〙条件文 [節 ]; 〖the ~〗条件法 .~̀ disch á rge ⦅英 ⦆〘法 〙条件付き釈放 (判決 ).con d ì tion á l i ty 名詞 U 条件付きであること .~ly 副詞 条件付きで .
conditioned
con d í tioned 形容詞 1 〖複合語で 〗…の状態にある ▸ well- conditioned よい状態の 2 条件付けられた ▸ a conditioned reflex [response ]条件反射 3 (冷暖房で )調節された .
conditioner
con d í tion er 名詞 1 U C (髪 肌用 )コンディショナー, トリートメント, 乳液 .2 U C ⦅英 ⦆(洗濯用 )柔軟剤, 仕上げ液 (⦅英 ⦆softener ).3 調節 [調教 ]する人 .
conditioning
con d í tion ing 名詞 U 1 (人 動物などの )条件付け ; (動物の )調教 .2 (体調などの )調整 .
condo
con do /kɑ́ndoʊ |kɔ́n -/名詞 複 ~s ⦅米 くだけて ⦆=condominium .
condole
con dole /kəndóʊl /動詞 自動詞 «…に » 悔やみを言う «with » ▸ condole with A on [upon ] the death of his son A 〈人 〉に子息の死の悔やみを述べる
condolence
con do lence /kəndóʊləns /名詞 U 哀悼の意, 弔慰, 悔やみ ; C 〖通例 ~s 〗哀悼の言葉, 弔辞, お悔やみ .
condom
con dom /kʌ́ndəm, kɑ́n -|kɔ́n -, -dɔm /名詞 C コンドーム ▸ use [put on, wear, take off ] a condom コンドームを使う [付ける, 付けている, はずす ]
condominium
con do min i um /kɑ̀ndəmɪ́niəm |kɔ̀n -/ (! 強勢は第3音節 ) 名詞 1 C ⦅米 ⦆分譲マンション (の1戸 )(⦅米 くだけて ⦆condo )(→apartment 事情 ).2 U C (複数の国による )共同統治 (下の国 [地域 ]).
condone
con done /kəndóʊn /動詞 他動詞 〈過失 罪 違反など 〉を大目に見る, 許す (!人を目的語にしない ) .
condor
con dor /kɑ́ndə r |kɔ́ndɔː, -də /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙コンドル 〘南米産の鳥で, 動物の死肉を主食とする猛禽 (もうきん )〙.
conducive
con du cive /kənd j úːsɪv /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〖be ~〗【良い結果を出す 】助けになる, «…に » 貢献する «to » ▸ Soft music is conducive to sleep .静かな音楽を聞くとよく眠れる
conduct
con duct /kəndʌ́kt / (! 動詞 と 名詞 で発音 強勢が異なるので注意 ) 〖con (共に )duct (導く )〗(名 )conductor 動詞 ~s /-ts /; ~ed /-ɪd /; ~ing 他動詞 1 〈調査 実験 運動など 〉を行う , 進める, 管理 [運営 ]する (carry out ); 〈事業など 〉を経営する (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The interview was conducted yesterday .面接は昨日行われた ▸ conduct a campaign to increase efficiency 効率アップの取り組みを進める 2 〈楽団 演奏会 曲など 〉を指揮する ▸ conduct a symphony orchestra 交響楽団の指揮をする 3 a. ⦅かたく ⦆〖~ oneself +副詞 〗身を処する , ふるまう (behave ) (!副詞 は様態の表現 ) ▸ Conduct yourself like a lady .貴婦人らしくふるまいなさい b. 〈生活など 〉を送る .4 〘物理 〙〈物質が 〉〈熱 電気など 〉を伝導する (↔insulate ) (!進行形にしない ) ▸ conduct electricity well 電気をよく伝える 5 ⦅かたく ⦆〖~ A +副詞 〗A 〈人 〉を案内する, 導く , 連れて回る (guide ) (!副詞 は方向 場所の表現 ) ▸ conduct tourists around the city 観光客に市内を案内する ▸ a conducted tour of Naples ナポリ市のガイド付きツアー 自動詞 1 (楽団 合唱団などを )指揮する .2 案内する .名詞 /kɑ́ndʌkt |kɔ́n -/U ⦅かたく ⦆1 (道徳上の )行い , 行為 , 品行 , 行状 (→action )▸ disorderly conduct 治安を乱す行為 ▸ improper conduct 不適切 [わいせつ ]な行為 ▸ professional conduct 専門家らしいふるまい .2 (事業 活動などの )管理 , 処理 , 運営 (方法 ), やり方 ▸ The judge criticized the lawyer's conduct of the case .判事は弁護人の訴訟の進行を批判した .3 案内 , 誘導 .~́ sh è et 素行表 .
conduction
con duc tion /kəndʌ́kʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 (水を管などで )引くこと .2 〘物理 〙(熱 電気などの )伝導 .
conductive
con duc tive /kəndʌ́ktɪv /形容詞 〘物理 〙(熱 電気などの )伝導力がある ; 伝導 (性 )の .~̀ educ á tion 伝導教育 〘運動障害を持つ子供や大人に対する治療方法 〙.
conductivity
con duc tiv i ty /kɑ̀ndʌktɪ́vəti |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U 〘物理 〙(熱 電気 )伝導性 [度, 率 ].
conductor
con duc tor /kəndʌ́ktə r /→conduct 名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 〘楽 〙指揮者 .2 (バス 列車などの )車掌 (!⦅英 ⦆では列車の車掌はguard ) .3 〘物理 〙伝導体 , 導体 ; 導線 ; 避雷針 (lightning conductor ).4 案内者 ; (ツアーの )添乗員 .5 指導者 ; 管理者 .~́ r à il (鉄道の )送電 [導体 ]レール .~ship 名詞 U 指導者 [案内者 ]の職務 .
conductress
con duc tress /kəndʌ́ktrəs /名詞 C ⦅英 やや古 ⦆(バス 電車などの )女車掌 (⦅男女共用 ⦆conductor ).
conduit
con duit /kɑ́nd j uət |kɔ́n -, -dɪt /名詞 C 1 (水 ガス 電線などの )導管, ケーブル ; 溝, 水路 (pipe ).2 【情報 金 武器 麻薬などの /人 国などへの 】仲介人 [国 ], 運び屋 ; ルート, 媒介 «for /to » .