sublimation
The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
Other meanings
The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
Related words
- resublimation
- sublimational
- desublimation
- sublimation energy
Word history
From Latin "sublīmō" (to raise, to elevate).
Where this comes from
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