Evaporation
Pronunciation : E*vap`o*ra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. evaporatio: cf. F. ?vaporation.]
Definition : 1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.
2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.
3. That which is evaporated; vapor.
4. (Steam Engine)
Defn: See Vaporization.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913