adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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evaporative
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adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an evaporative cooler
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English evaporate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English evaporative From evaporate + -ive.
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