vaporization

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noun

A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.

Similar
vaporisationvaporvapourevaporation
OriginEnglish vapor ← Middle English vapour ← Old French vapor →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounvaporization (countable and uncountable, plural vaporizations)

plural vaporizations · alternative vaporisation · alternative vapourisation · alternative vapourization

  1. countableuncountableA conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.
  2. countableuncountableA destruction of something by turning it into vapor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
evaporationboiling

nounannihilation by vaporizing something

Similar
vaporisation
Broader
annihilationobliteration

nounthe process of becoming a vapor

Similar
vaporisationvaporvapourevaporation
Broader
phase changephase transitionstate change
Also see
evaporationvaporvapour

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*kwapōs
  2. Latinvapor
  3. Old Frenchvapeur
  4. Old Frenchvapor
  5. Middle Englishvapour
  6. Englishvapor
  7. Englishvaporization

From vapor + -ization.

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Translations

Bulgarian изпаряване
  • изпаряване (izparjavane)conversion of a solid to gas
Catalan vaporització
  • vaporitzacióconversion of a solid to gas
Czech odpaření, odpařování
  • odpařeníconversion of a solid to gas
  • odpařováníconversion of a solid to gas
  • vypařeníconversion of a solid to gas
  • vypařováníconversion of a solid to gas
  • vypařenídestruction
Dutch verdamping
  • verdampingconversion of a solid to gas
Finnish haihtuminen, haihduttaminen
  • haihtuminenconversion of a solid to gas
  • haihduttaminendestruction
  • höyrystäminendestruction
German Verdampfung, Verdampfen
  • Verdampfungconversion of a solid to gas
  • Verdampfenconversion of a solid to gas
Hindi वाष्पीकरण
  • वाष्पीकरण (vāṣpīkraṇ)conversion of a solid to gas
Icelandic gufumyndun
  • gufumyndunconversion of a solid to gas
Māori rehuwaitanga
  • rehuwaitangaconversion of a solid to gas
Portuguese vaporização
  • vaporizaçãoconversion of a solid to gas
Romanian vaporizare
  • vaporizareconversion of a solid to gas
Spanish vaporización
  • vaporizaciónconversion of a solid to gas
Tagalog sasingaw
  • sasingawconversion of a solid to gas
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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