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TOEFL BNC: 16115 COCA: 15342

— evaporation

/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 16115 COCA: 15342

evaporation

noun

evap·​o·​ra·​tion i-ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce evaporation (audio)
: 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
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
No 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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of evaporation was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 16115 COCA: 15342

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