WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•vap•o•ra•tion
(i vap′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
e•vap•o•ra•tive
(i vap′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
e•vap′o•ra′tive•ly, adv.
- Physicsthe act or process of evaporating.
- Physicsthe state of being evaporated.
- [Archaic.]matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor.
- Latin ēvapōrātiōn- (stem of ēvapōrātiō). See evaporate, -ion
- 1350–1400; Middle English evaporacioun
'evaporation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
condensed milk
- demist
- distillation
- effloresce
- enrich
- golden syrup
- inspissate
- pan
- salt flat
- ullage
- varnish
- water vapour
- ablation
- air-dry
- alkali flat
- blush
- condensed
- entrain
- evap.
- evaporated milk
- evaporation pan
- evaporator
- evapotranspiration
- fixative
- goglet
- heat
- hydrologic cycle
- incrassate
- molecular beam
- mulch
- paraformaldehyde
- residuum
- vacuum pan
- water vapor
- saltern
- salt pan
- sea salt
- sling psychrometer
- strip