EVAPORATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporation

as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation Boiling, evaporation, condensation, and capillary return are all handled in the chamber, continuously moving heat away from the chip without moving parts. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Time plays an important role in value creation, while evaporation, bottling and consumption steadily reduce the amount of mature whisky available over the long term. — Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The research found that there are more factors than mere evaporation that determine how fragments of asteroids and comets lose mass and speed passing through the atmosphere before slamming into the ground as meteorites. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 However, the study noted this particular lake is a terminal saline lake, which leaves salts and other minerals behind through the process of evaporation. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation

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Its retreat has altered the glacier’s geometry and relationship with the seafloor, meaning that simply reducing ocean melting may not restore its earlier state on century-long timescales.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
It’s created this amazing melting pot that really sets us apart from every other state, and it’s truly woven into the depths of Texas culture.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of melting

Noun

If not the margin of error, this could be down to thermal management, as the XPS Googlebook is the smallest and lightest of the lineup, leaving less room for cooling hardware and heat dissipation than the HP model.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
The years that followed were plagued by stagnation and dissipation of any peace process, regular wars with Hamas, and a heavily nationalist government in Israel.

— Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissipation

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The Horned Frogs completed five explosive passing plays against a Baylor secondary that ranked second in the Big 12 in pass defense efficiency.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Bachmeier used a combination of efficient passing and tough running to put the Irish on their heels early.

— John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Amuom said the dissolution had contributed to the insecurity by leaving key local government posts vacant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissolution

Noun

Each wash style, such as vintage fading or worn-in details, is digitally designed and dyed directly into flat pattern pieces before they’re cut and sewn.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The researchers have reported no obvious fading or known side effects from his own tattoos after more than two years.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fading

Noun

The explosion of malice effaces them in different ways, and James traces the mechanisms of their vanishing, examining how a person’s life can be compressed into smaller and smaller spaces.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Bearing witness to that vanishing is a rare and fleeting privilege.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanishing

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