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evaporation

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, UK, US: /ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • uncommon: /i-/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 V AE2 P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY0 V AE2 P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • rate of evaporation
  • water evaporation
  • rapid evaporation
  • Heat causes the evaporation of water from the surface.
  • The lake shrank because of rapid evaporation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

That which is evaporated; vapor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the process of extracting moisture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dehydration, desiccation, drying up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: extraction

Narrower terms: freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation, inspissation

5

noun

Meaning 5

the process of becoming a vapor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change

Narrower terms: boiling, clouding, clouding up, smoke, smoking

History

Etymology

From French évaporation, from Latin evaporatio. Morphologically evaporate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: avullim — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Bulgarian: изпарение (izparenie) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Catalan: evaporació — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Danish: fordampning — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Dutch: verdamping — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Finnish: haihtuminen — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Finnish: haihdunta — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Finnish: höyrystyminen — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • French: évaporation — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Galician: evaporación — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • German: Verdunstung — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • German: Verdunsten — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • German: Verdampfung — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • German: Verdampfen — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Greek: εξάτμιση (exátmisi) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Greek: εξαέρωση (exaérosi) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Gujarati: બાષ્પીભવન (bāṣpībhavan) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Hindi: वाष्पीकरण (vāṣpīkraṇ) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Irish: galú — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Italian: vaporizzazione — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Japanese: 蒸発 (jōhatsu) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Kashubian: ropienié — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Macedonian: испарување (isparuvanje) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Macedonian: испарение (isparenie) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Māori: whakaetonga — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fordamping — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fordampning — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fordamping — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Polish: parowanie — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Portuguese: evaporação — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Romanian: evaporare — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Russian: испаре́ние (isparénije) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Russian: парообразова́ние (paroobrazovánije) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Spanish: evaporación — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Swahili: uvukizaji — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Tagalog: hisingaw — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Tagalog: alanguang — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Thai: การระเหย (gaan-rá-hə̌əi) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Ukrainian: випаровування (vyparovuvannja) — process of liquid converting to the gaseous state
  • Albanian: avullim — process to increase concentration
  • Bulgarian: изпаряване (izparjavane) — process to increase concentration
  • Danish: inddampning — process to increase concentration
  • Finnish: haihduttaminen — process to increase concentration
  • Finnish: haihdutus — process to increase concentration
  • Galician: evaporación — process to increase concentration
  • German: Eindampfen — process to increase concentration
  • German: Einkochen — process to increase concentration
  • German: Reduzieren — process to increase concentration
  • Greek: εξαέρωση (exaérosi) — process to increase concentration
  • Kashubian: wëropienié — process to increase concentration
  • Polish: odparowanie — process to increase concentration
  • Portuguese: evaporação — process to increase concentration
  • Russian: выпа́ривание (vypárivanije) — process to increase concentration