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- Dictionaryevaporative/ɪˈvap(ə)rətɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to or involving evaporation: "evaporative water loss"
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1. a. : to convert into vapor. also : to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes. b. : to deposit (a substance, such as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation. 2. a. : to expel moisture from. b. : expel. evaporate electrons from a hot wire. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to pass off in vapor or in minute particles. b (1)
4 days ago · relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation.
1. a. To change into vapor. b. To pass off in or as vapor. 2. To produce vapor. 3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear. [Middle English evaporaten, from Latin ēvapōrāre, ēvapōrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam .] e·vap′o·ra′tion n. e·vap′o·ra′tive adj. e·vap′o·ra′tive·ly adv.
to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physical & chemical processes. absorbable. absorptive capacity. absorptivity. acidification.
the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating: Ice cover prevents evaporation of water from the lake surface. Fruit juice is concentrated through evaporation. Fewer examples. The salt deposits were formed by the evaporation of ancient seas millions of years ago.
Examples of how to use “evaporative” in a sentence from Cambridge Dictionary.
Evaporative refers to the process or phenomena of a liquid turning into a gas or vapor due to an increase in temperature and/or decrease in pressure. It is commonly used in the context of evaporative cooling systems, which reduce air temperature by harnessing the principle of evaporation.
