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evaporation

UK/i.væpә'reiʃәn/US
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Definitions

n.

The process by which a liquid turns into vapour

蒸发(作用);汽化

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
e-out of, former
+
vaporsteam, mist, gas
+
-ationact, process, state
=evaporation

The noun of evaporate: -ation names the process of liquid turning into vapor. It is the cause of drying laundry, sweating, and cloud formation.

Root vapor still carries 5 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.rate of evaporation蒸发速率
  • 2.evaporation and condensation蒸发与凝结

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Evaporation cools your skin when sweat dries.

  • 2.

    The lake shrank due to high evaporation in summer.

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