Vaporization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vaporization \Vap`o*ri*za"tion\
     (v[a^]p`[-o]*r[imac]*z[.a]"sh[u^]n or
     v[=a]`p[~e]r*[imac]*z[.a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. vaporisation.]
     The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being
     converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor;
     specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a


     steam boiler.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vaporization
       n 1: annihilation by vaporizing something [syn: {vaporisation}]
       2: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporisation}, {vapor},
           {vapour}, {evaporation}]