evaporation

noun
/ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

Other meanings

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.
That which is evaporated; vapor.

Synonyms

vapor
vapour

Related words

evapocondensation
evaporational
evapotranspiration
hyperevaporation
nonevaporation
pervaporation
photoevaporation
reevaporation
rotoevaporation
coevaporation

Example sentences

“The evaporation process creates a drop in temperature of several degrees.”
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Word history

From Latin "evaporatio".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “evaporation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.