Evaporation vs. Transpiration

Evaporationnoun

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

Evaporationnoun

The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

Evaporationnoun

(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

Evaporationnoun

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.

Evaporationnoun

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.

Evaporationnoun

That which is evaporated; vapor.

Evaporationnoun

See Vaporization.

Evaporationnoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Evaporationnoun

the process of extracting moisture

Evaporationnoun

the process of turning from liquid into vapour

Evaporationnoun

the process of something abstract ceasing to exist

Evaporation

Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase. The surrounding gas must not be saturated with the evaporating substance.

Transpirationnoun

(botany) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.

Transpirationnoun

(physiology) The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.

Transpirationnoun

The passage of gases through fine tubes.

Transpirationnoun

The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.

Transpirationnoun

The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.

Transpirationnoun

The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.

Transpirationnoun

the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature

Transpirationnoun

the process of givng off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes

Transpirationnoun

the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

Transpiration

Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. Water is necessary for plants but only a small amount of water taken up by the roots is used for growth and metabolism.