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Evaporation | Evaporation \E*vap`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. evaporatio: cf. F. ['e]vaporation.] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is evaporated; vapor. [1913 Webster] 4. (Steam Engine) See {Vaporization}. [1913 Webster] |
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