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单词 evaporation
释义

evaporation

noun

evap·​o·​ra·​tion i-ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce evaporation (audio)
: the act or process of evaporating:
a
: change from a liquid to a vapor
evaporation of water
But warming increases the evaporation of ocean water, which could increase the snowfall on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, remove water from the ocean, and lower sea level. Jack M. Hollander
b
: the vanishing or disappearance of something
The pope's attempt to arrest the evaporation of the Christian tradition in Europe was also unsuccessful. Conrad Black
No longer a machine that accelerates the evaporation of resources, in the Roman context the banquet becomes a theatre of wealth and property, of social distinction, or social-climbing. James N. Davidson

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

evaporation

noun

evap·​o·​ra·​tion
i-ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən
: the process of changing from a liquid to a vapor

Medical Definition

evaporation

noun

evap·​o·​ra·​tion i-ˌvap-ə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce evaporation (audio)
: the change by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor
specifically : the conversion of a liquid into vapor in order to remove it wholly or partly from a liquid of higher boiling point or from solids dissolved in or mixed with it

evaporation

noun

as in melting

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • melting
  • dissipation
  • vanishing
  • passing
  • fading
  • dissolution
  • withdrawal
  • exiting
  • quitting
  • disappearance
  • leaving
  • retirement
  • departing
  • fadeaway
  • departure
  • going
  • evacuation
  • parting
  • exodus
  • egress
  • decampment
  • emigration
  • decamping
  • retreat
  • exit
  • clearing out
  • leave-taking
  • farewell

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • appearance
  • arrival
  • approach
  • advent
  • incoming
  • entrance
  • ingress
  • onset
  • beginning
  • coming
  • birth
  • commencement
  • genesis
  • inception
  • start
  • morning
  • dawn
  • debut
  • dawning
  • début
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