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The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deposition
The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alteration, modification
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transformation, transmutation, shift
From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
субліма́цыя
(sublimácyja)
— phase transition
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Bulgarian:
сублима́ция
(sublimácija)
— phase transition
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Catalan:
sublimació
— phase transition
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Chinese Mandarin:
升華 /升华
(shēnghuá)
— phase transition
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Czech:
sublimace
— phase transition
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Dutch:
vervluchtigen
— phase transition
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Finnish:
sublimoituminen
— phase transition
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Finnish:
sublimointi
— phase transition
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French:
sublimation
— phase transition
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Galician:
sublimación
— phase transition
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German:
Sublimierung
— phase transition
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German:
Sublimation
— phase transition
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Greek:
εξάχνωση
(exáchnosi)
— phase transition
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Hindi:
उर्ध्वपातन
(urdhvapātan)
— phase transition
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Icelandic:
þurrgufun
— phase transition
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Indonesian:
sublimasi
— phase transition
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Italian:
sublimazione
— phase transition
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Japanese:
昇華
(shōka)
— phase transition
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Korean:
승화
(seunghwa)
— phase transition
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Malay:
pemejalwapan
— phase transition
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Māori:
whāhaurehutanga
— phase transition
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Polish:
sublimacja
— phase transition
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Portuguese:
sublimação
— phase transition
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Russian:
сублима́ция
(sublimácija)
— phase transition
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Russian:
возгонка
(vozgonka)
— phase transition
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Spanish:
sublimación
— phase transition
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Swedish:
sublimering
— phase transition
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Swedish:
sublimation
— phase transition
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Tagalog:
lakdasingaw
— phase transition
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Tagalog:
lakdawsingaw
— phase transition
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Tagalog:
alim
— phase transition
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Tagalog:
alob
— phase transition
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Ukrainian:
субліма́ція
(sublimácija)
— phase transition
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Vietnamese:
thăng hoa
— phase transition
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Belarusian:
субліма́цыя
(sublimácyja)
— transformation of an impulse
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Catalan:
sublimació
— transformation of an impulse
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Czech:
sublimace
— transformation of an impulse
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Finnish:
sublimoituminen
— transformation of an impulse
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Galician:
sublimación
— transformation of an impulse
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German:
Sublimierung
— transformation of an impulse
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German:
Sublimation
— transformation of an impulse
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Greek:
μετουσίωση
(metousíosi)
— transformation of an impulse
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Icelandic:
göfgun
— transformation of an impulse
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Indonesian:
sublimasi
— transformation of an impulse
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Italian:
sublimazione
— transformation of an impulse
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Polish:
sublimacja
— transformation of an impulse
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Portuguese:
sublimação
— transformation of an impulse
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Russian:
сублима́ция
(sublimácija)
— transformation of an impulse
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Swedish:
sublimering
— transformation of an impulse
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Turkish:
yüceltme
— transformation of an impulse
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Ukrainian:
субліма́ція
(sublimácija)
— transformation of an impulse
