evaporation
蒸發,脫水,乾燥
evap·o·ra·tion /ɪˌvæpəˈreʃən/ 名詞
蒸發,發散,脫水
E·vap·o·ra·tion n.
1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.
2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.
3. That which is evaporated; vapor.
4. Steam Engine See Vaporization.
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evaporation
n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: vaporization, vaporisation,
vapor, vapour]
2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation,
drying up]