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evaporation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Evaporation \E*vap`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. evaporatio: cf F. ['e]vaporation.] 1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor; as the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor. 2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence. 3. That which is evaporated; vapor. 4. (Steam Engine) See {Vaporization}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: evaporation n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vaporisation}, {vapor}, {vapour}] 2: the process of extracting moisture (as by heat) [syn: {dehydration}, {dessication}, {drying up}]
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