Definition of evaporation Evaporation

/ɪvæˌpɚejˈʃʌn/ - [ivatpereyshun] - e•vap•o•ra•tion

We found 12 definitions of evaporation from 6 different sources.

What does evaporation mean?

Noun
evaporation - the process of becoming a vapor
		vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour
		phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
		boiling cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
		clouding, clouding up the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
evaporation - the process of extracting moisture
		dehydration, desiccation, drying up
		extraction the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
		plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
		freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes

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evaporation (Noun)
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
evaporation (Noun)
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.
evaporation (Noun)
That which is evaporated; vapor.

evaporation (n.)
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.
evaporation (n.)
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.
evaporation (n.)
That which is evaporated; vapor.
evaporation (n.)
See Vaporization.

Evaporation is when a liquid becomes a gas. When the molecules in a liquid are heated, they move faster. This makes them full of energy and so the particles will just "kill" each and eventually they become so far apart that they become a gas.

The more heat there is the faster evaporating is.

Water boils at around 100 degrees Celsius.

There are many factors that affect the evaporation rate.

Some liquids evaporate at different temperatures, such as alcohol, which evaporates at 87 degrees celsius. Basically, water dries up and disapears in the air.When water is evaporating it transforms into a gas called water vapor. Evaporation of water can be seen by the gradual disappearance of the amount of water.the reverse of evaporation is condensation. Evaporation is a very essential part of the water cycle and it sometimes happens at the same time as condensation when water is boiling in a closed container.