evaporation

• Sustantivo que designa el proceso por el cual un líquido se transforma en vapor o gas, generalmente por acción del calor o por disminución de la presión.

A noun referring to the process by which a liquid changes into a vapor or gas, typically due to heat or a reduction in pressure.

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1. Physical processB2formalscientific

   The process by which a liquid turns into a vapor or gas, usually due to heat.

   evaporación

   • The evaporation of water from the lake is faster in summer.
   • Evaporation plays a key role in the water cycle.
   • Salt is left behind after the evaporation of seawater.

   Sinónimosvaporisationvaporization

   Antónimoscondensationprecipitation

2. C1informal

   The gradual disappearance or loss of something, often used metaphorically.

   desaparición gradual

   • The evaporation of his savings left him in debt.
   • There was a sudden evaporation of interest in the project.
   • The evaporation of trust between them was irreversible.

   Sinónimosdispersaldissipationdissolutionfadingvanishing

   Antónimosappearancearrivalemergencemanifestationmaterialization