evaporation

== English == === Etymology === From French évaporation, from Latin evaporatio. Morphologically evaporate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (less common) IPA(key): /i-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === evaporation (countable and uncountable, plural evaporations) The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state. 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. (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === vaporization sublimation (the process of a solid converting directly to a gaseous state)