Tiivistykset

Tiivistykset is the plural form of the Finnish noun tiivistys. The word covers several related meanings across disciplines, typically describing a process that makes something denser, shorter, or more compact, or a result produced by such a process.

In the natural sciences, tiivistys often denotes condensation or densification. In thermodynamics and chemistry, it describes gases becoming liquids under changes of temperature or pressure, and the general compression or densification of materials. In many technical texts, kondensaatio (condensation) is used alongside tiivistys to describe condensation phenomena.

In meteorology and atmospheric science, tiivistys refers to the condensation of water vapor into liquid water, a key step in cloud formation, fog, and dew development.

In information handling, tiivistys can refer to the act of condensing content, producing a shorter or more compact version of a text. The standard Finnish label for a concise summary is tiivistelmä, while tiivistys emphasizes the process or result of condensation of information.

Etymology: tiivistys is derived from tiivis meaning dense or compact, with the suffix -tys forming nouns that denote processes or results. The term appears in technical contexts and, less commonly, in general writing to indicate shortening or compression.

See also: tiivistelmä, tiivistäminen, kondensaatio, tiivis.