SINCE 1828
evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
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Definition of evaporation
: the act or process of evaporating:
a
: change from a liquid to a vapor
evaporation of water But warming increases the evaporation of ocean water, which could increase the snowfall on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, remove water from the ocean, and lower sea level.— Jack M. Hollander
b
: the vanishing or disappearance of something
The pope's attempt to arrest the evaporation of the Christian tradition in Europe was also unsuccessful.— Conrad Black No longer a machine that accelerates the evaporation of resources, in the Roman context the banquet becomes a theatre of wealth and property, of social distinction, or social-climbing.— James N. Davidson
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evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
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Kids Definition of evaporation
: the process of changing from a liquid to a vapor
evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
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Medical Definition of evaporation
: the change by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor
specifically
: the conversion of a liquid into vapor in order to remove it wholly or partly from a liquid of higher boiling point or from solids dissolved in or mixed with it
Other Words from evaporation
evaporate
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verb
evaporated;
evaporating
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verb
evaporated;
evaporating
evaporator
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