evaporation
English
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:English terms derived from French#EVAPORATION évaporation, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#EVAPORATION evaporatio. Morphologically evaporate + -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#EVAPORATION.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/Category:English 5-syllable words#EVAPORATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EVAPORATION
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#EVAPORATIONAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#EVAPORATIONAudio (US): (file) - (less common) IPA(key): /i-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EVAPORATION
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#EVAPORATIONCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/5 syllables#EVAPORATION
Noun
evaporation (countable and uncountable, plural evaporations)Category:English lemmas#EVAPORATIONCategory:English nouns#EVAPORATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#EVAPORATIONCategory:English countable nouns#EVAPORATIONCategory:English countable nouns#EVAPORATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EVAPORATIONCategory:Pages with entries#EVAPORATIONCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EVAPORATION
- The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
- The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#EVAPORATION) That which is evaporated; vapor.
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- vaporization
- sublimation (the process of a solid converting directly to a gaseous state)