EVAPORATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporation

as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation Because most of the journey occurred below ground, relatively little water was lost to evaporation. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026 Although a subsurface dam stores less water than an aboveground dam, its construction is less disruptive to the surrounding environment, and the water is more protected from contamination and evaporation. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026 Rain and snow are the income, while evaporation, plant use, runoff, and human withdrawals are the expenditure. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 Don’t forget to replace or add mulch to help slow moisture evaporation. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation

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Noun

PyroGenesis will supply a coarse Ti64 titanium powder for electron beam melting, or EBM.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Late last month, a hiker discovered human remains that turned up following the melting of the Trift glacier south of the city of Lucerne, prompting a recovery operation, the regional government said Wednesday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of melting

Noun

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
Better quantum simulations Mingjian Zhu, a graduate student in physics and astronomy at Rice, revealed the system enables independent control over a thermal environment’s temperature and dissipation rate.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of dissipation

Noun

The result is a self-reflective collection of empowering pop anthems and wistful ballads that detail not only the dissolution of a relationship but a return to oneself.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The city’s current lease is dependent on the dissolution of Transformco’s current ground lease of the site.

— Frankie Rowley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissolution

Noun

Bearing witness to that vanishing is a rare and fleeting privilege.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
The vanishing of any craft is a tragedy to all who prefer the existence of a thing to its opposite, but restorative art represents more than just a niche domain of aesthetic achievement or a macabre postmortem racket.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

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