evaporation
evaporation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The physical process by which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor, especially below its boiling point.
"High temperatures and strong winds accelerated the evaporation of water from the shallow reservoir."
The gradual disappearance, dissipation, or fading away of something intangible, such as wealth, support, or confidence.
"The sudden market downturn led to the rapid evaporation of investor confidence."
Word Nuance & Usage
In physics and chemistry, 'evaporation' refers specifically to vaporization occurring at the surface of a liquid below its boiling point, whereas 'boiling' occurs throughout the bulk of the liquid at its boiling point.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin evaporatio, a noun of action from Latin evaporare ('to disperse in vapor or steam'), formed from e- ('out') and vapor ('steam, heat, exhalation').