Sublimation vs. Evaporation

Sublimationnoun

(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.

Sublimationnoun

(psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.

Sublimationnoun

The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

Sublimationnoun

The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.

Sublimationnoun

That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.

Sublimationnoun

(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

Sublimationnoun

(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

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.