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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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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does evaporation mean?
noun
- The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
- 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.
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noun
- (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
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/ɪˌvæpɚˈeɪʃən/
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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.
They are spread out in a layer so that evaporation may easily take place, the door of the oven being left open.
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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.
Very much for the same reasons, evaporation goes on more slowly from water in which salt or other substances have been dissolved.
The exhalation and evaporation of the juices of trees, by whatever process effected, take up atmospheric heat and produce a proportional refrigeration.