evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
i-ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən 
: the act or process of evaporating:
a
: change from a liquid to a vapor
evaporation of water
But warming increases the evaporation of ocean water, which could increase the snowfall on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, remove water from the ocean, and lower sea level.—
Jack M. Hollander
Jack M. Hollander
b
: the vanishing or disappearance of something
The pope's attempt to arrest the evaporation of the Christian tradition in Europe was also unsuccessful.—Conrad Black
Conrad BlackNo longer a machine that accelerates the evaporation of resources, in the Roman context the banquet becomes a theatre of wealth and property, of social distinction, or social-climbing.—James N. Davidson
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Warmer oceans and air mean more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which gets wrung out in the form of more intense rain or snow.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Water should penetrate the top 2 inches of soil to prevent quick evaporation and to encourage the roots to grow down.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
To combat evaporation, Callahan developed a system in which water is brought directly to the roots of the vines through tubes in the ground to limit evaporation.
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Apply mulch: Use mulch to retain moisture, reduce evaporation, and prevent weeds.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Water should penetrate the top 2 inches of soil to prevent quick evaporation and to encourage the roots to grow down.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
To combat evaporation, Callahan developed a system in which water is brought directly to the roots of the vines through tubes in the ground to limit evaporation.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Apply mulch: Use mulch to retain moisture, reduce evaporation, and prevent weeds.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for evaporation
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evaporation
noun
evap·o·ra·tion
i-ˌvap-ə-ˈrā-shən
: the change by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor
specifically
: the conversion of a liquid into vapor in order to remove it wholly or partly from a liquid of higher boiling point or from solids dissolved in or mixed with it
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