Evaporation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Old French évaporation, from Latin evaporatio

Full definition of evaporation

Noun

1. The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
2. 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.
3. (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.