vaporisation
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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annihilation by vaporizing something
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the process of becoming a vapor
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