evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
i-ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən 
: 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
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
Conrad BlackNo 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
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The basis of how hurricanes originate starts simply with the evaporation of warm tropical waters, which pumps water into the lower atmosphere.
—Maureen McCann, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
This solves the problem of water evaporation from the sides of your basket, while still allowing water to drain through.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Its water is now about twice as salty as the ocean and continues to get saltier with evaporation, a shift that has caused drastic declines in fish and bird populations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Unfortunately this shortcut to producing amazing spirits has a downside; the cost is high in terms of evaporation, which can exceed 10% per year.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Maureen McCann, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
This solves the problem of water evaporation from the sides of your basket, while still allowing water to drain through.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Its water is now about twice as salty as the ocean and continues to get saltier with evaporation, a shift that has caused drastic declines in fish and bird populations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Unfortunately this shortcut to producing amazing spirits has a downside; the cost is high in terms of evaporation, which can exceed 10% per year.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for evaporation
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evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
i-ˌvap-ə-ˈrā-shən
: 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
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