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Definition of evaporation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

evaporation

noun
 
/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃn/
 
/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of a liquid changing or being changed into a gas
    • Heat and wind can cause evaporation.
    • evaporation (of something) (from something) Snow cover prevents evaporation of water from the soil.
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
  2. the process of gradually becoming less and less
    • the evaporation of wealth
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