evaporation

Synonyms

melt colliquute liquefy vaporize disappear dissolve exhale distil

Antonyms

consolidate compact solidify indurate crystallize

E*vap`o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. evaporatio: cf. F. évaporation.] 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) Defn: See Vaporization.

evaporation - Similar Words

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