vaporisation

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A form of vaporization — A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.

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vaporizationvaporvapourevaporation
OriginEnglish vapor ← Middle English vapour ← Old French vapor →
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Meanings

nounvaporisation (countable and uncountable, plural vaporisations)

plural vaporisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of vaporization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of becoming a vapor

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vaporizationvaporvapourevaporation
Broader
phase changephase transitionstate change

nounannihilation by vaporizing something

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vaporization
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annihilationobliteration
Also see
evaporationvaporvaporizationvapour

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvapor
  2. Old Frenchvapeur
  3. Old Frenchvapor
  4. Middle Englishvapour
  5. Englishvapor
  6. Englishvaporisation

From vapor + -isation.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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