EVAPORATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporation

as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation 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 Watering in the morning is advised, especially in the hotter months of the year, to minimize evaporation. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026 Moving sweat away from the skin can make clothing feel drier, but evaporation that happens farther from the skin can also provide cooling. — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation

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Stretches of coastline, colorful old quarters, modernist museums, and verdant parklands make up this vibrant melting pot.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
The researchers cast the alloy using vacuum induction melting, forged it into a plate at 1200 °C (2192 °F), homogenized it at that temperature for 4 hours, and then quenched it in water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of melting

Noun

Physical test rigs to study fluid movement The team has also set up physical test rigs to study fluid movement and heat dissipation under realistic conditions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
That's increasingly difficult as chips become smaller and new solutions are needed to address signal integrity, power delivery, and heat dissipation.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissipation

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Previously, the Eagles built one of the NFL’s most potent passing games around a philosophy that leveraged the otherworldly pairing of Brown and Smith.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The drop-off day is also the anniversary of the passing of Kayley’s little brother, Ewan.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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Several Fort Worth-area high school football games have been affected by the dissolution of Victory+.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
The dissolution of the workout drew another round of skepticism, with many claiming Kaepernick was pulling a media stunt or was not serious about wanting to play again.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissolution

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

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