vaporisation

Thân thiện

The scientist observes the vaporisation of water in a beaker.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Annihilation by vaporizing something: The complete destruction or elimination of something by converting it into vapor.
   • The process of becoming a vapor: The physical change of a substance from a liquid or solid state into a gaseous state (vapor).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The vaporisation of the spilled fuel was rapid in the intense heat. (The process of the fuel becoming a vapor was rapid.)
  • The laser's purpose was the vaporisation of the tiny tumor. (The laser's purpose was the annihilation of the tumor by vaporizing it.)

Advanced Usage

• "Heat of vaporisation": The amount of energy required to convert a unit mass of a liquid into a vapor at constant temperature and pressure.
  • Water has a high heat of vaporisation, which helps moderate Earth's climate.

Variants and Related Words

• Vaporize (verb): To convert or be converted into vapor.
  • The intense beam will vaporize the target.
• Vapor (noun): The gaseous state of a substance that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature.
• Evaporation (noun): A type of vaporisation that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes to vapor. (Note: Often used more specifically than the general term 'vaporisation'.)

Synonyms

• Volatilization: The process of making or becoming volatile (easily vaporized).
• Gasification: Conversion into a gas.
• Evaporation (for the process from a liquid surface).

Related Phrases

• Flash vaporisation: Very rapid vaporisation, often due to a sudden pressure drop.
  • Flash vaporisation is a key principle in some desalination technologies.

Học thuật

Noun

1. annihilation by vaporizing something
2. the process of becoming a vapor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• vaporization
• vapor
• vapour
• evaporation