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evaporation

/ɪˌvæpɚˈeɪʃən/

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5 syllables · Stress on syllable 4

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The experiment measured evaporation.

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What does evaporation mean?

noun

  1. The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
  2. The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

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/ɪˌvæpɚˈeɪʃən/

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/ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/
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It is further advisable to obtain a continuous record of the temperature of evaporation such as is shown by the records herewith.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987
They are spread out in a layer so that evaporation may easily take place, the door of the oven being left open.
Bolton HallThree Acres and LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #4509
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The other half is that they avoiding evaporation that occurs while water sprays through the air between the nozzle and the soil.
Steve SolomonGardening without irrigation : $b or without much, anywayProject Gutenberg ebook #4512
Very much for the same reasons, evaporation goes on more slowly from water in which salt or other substances have been dissolved.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
The exhalation and evaporation of the juices of trees, by whatever process effected, take up atmospheric heat and produce a proportional refrigeration.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019