Meaning of VAPORIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | `veypuri'zeyshun
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- [n] annihilation by vaporizing something
- [n] the process of becoming a vapor
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| | Synonyms: | | evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vaporisation, vapour |
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| | See Also: | | annihilation, boiling, clouding, clouding up, obliteration, phase change, phase transition, physical change, smoke, smoking, state change | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vap`o*ri*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. vaporisation.]
The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being
converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor;
specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a
steam boiler.
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