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Evaporation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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