| 单词 | sublimation |
| 释义 | sublimation[ suhb-luh-mey-shuhn ] / ˌsʌb ləˈmeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sublimation ON THESAURUS.COM nounPsychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use. Chemistry. the act, fact, or process of subliming (def. 9). a purification or refinement; ennoblement. OTHER WORDS FROM sublimationsub·li·ma·tion·al, adjectivenon·sub·li·ma·tion, nounre·sub·li·ma·tion, nounWords nearby sublimationsub-level, sublicense, sublicensee, sublieutenant, sublimate, sublimation, sublime, Sublime Porte, subliminal, subliminal advertising, subliminal perception Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sublimationBritish Dictionary definitions for sublimationsublimation / (ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən) / noun(in Freudian psychology) the diversion of psychic energy derived from sexual impulses into nonsexual activity, esp of a creative nature the process or an instance of sublimating something sublimated chem the process or instance or subliming Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for sublimation (1 of 2)sublimation [ (sub-luh-may-shuhn) ] In Freudian psychology, a defense mechanism by which the individual satisfies a socially prohibited instinctive drive (usually sexual or aggressive) through the substitution of socially acceptable behavior. For example, someone with strong sexual drives who paints nude portraits may be engaging in sublimation. Cultural definitions for sublimation (2 of 2)sublimation [ (sub-luh-may-shuhn) ] In chemistry, the direct conversion of a solid into a gas, without passage through a liquid stage. (See phases of matter.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for sublimationsublimation [ sŭb′lə-mā′shən ] n.The act or process of sublimating. Something that has been sublimated. An unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sublimationsublimation [ sŭb′lə-mā′shən ] The process of changing from a solid to a gas without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. Carbon dioxide, at a pressure of one atmosphere, sublimates at about -78 degrees Celsius. Ice and snow on the Earth's surface also sublimate at temperatures below the freezing point of water. Compare deposition. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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