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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Due to extreme evaporation after nearly half a century of aging, there was only enough whiskey left for 300 total bottles worldwide.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Years of exposure to heat and evaporation from cooking lead to this problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in the southwestern U.S. Higher air temperatures are increasing evaporation rates from rivers and streams and intensifying drought.
—Gabriel Eckstein, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
People cool themselves by sweating; the evaporation of that sweat sucks heat out of their bodies.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Years of exposure to heat and evaporation from cooking lead to this problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in the southwestern U.S. Higher air temperatures are increasing evaporation rates from rivers and streams and intensifying drought.
—Gabriel Eckstein, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
People cool themselves by sweating; the evaporation of that sweat sucks heat out of their bodies.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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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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