avolation

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noun

Evaporation; dissipation into the air.

OriginLatin āvolātiō →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounavolation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableEvaporation; dissipation into the air.

    Now, this to me, seems not likely to proceed from any other cause than the avolation of the juice through the skin […].

    1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXII

Origin

  1. Latināvolātiō“flying away”
  2. Englishavolation

Borrowed from Latin āvolātiō (“flying away”), or formed directly from avolate + -ation.

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APA

avolation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avolation

MLA

“avolation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avolation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avolation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avolation.

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