evaporation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of becoming a vapor
    vaporisation; vaporization; vapor; vapour.
  2. noun the process of extracting moisture
    dehydration; desiccation; drying up.

WordNet

E*vap`o*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. evaporatio: cf. F. évaporation.
Definitions
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. That which is evaporated; vapor.
  4. (Steam Engine) See Vaporization.

Webster 1913