vaporization

[ vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of vaporizing.
2. the state of being vaporized.
3. the rapid change of water into steam, especially in a boiler.
4. Medicine/Medical. a vapor therapy.

vaporization

1. In physics and chemistry , the conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas . ( See boiling point , phases of matter , and sublimation .)

Other Words From

• reva·por·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaporization¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; vapor + -ization

Example Sentences

The residual ortho-H2 molecules continue to isomerize to para-H2 during the storage, triggering partial vaporization of the liquid H2 and resulting in significant loss of H2 and energy.

From Science Daily

His apocalypse prediction was delivered sans despair or even humor but, rather, in a casual “smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” tone of someone who’s way past the freaking out stage of accepting imminent vaporization.

From Salon

This dovetailed with ASASSN-21qj’s long dimming, which, in a giant-impact scenario, would demand a dust cloud from the near-total vaporization of two similarly hefty worlds.

From Scientific American

Many of these skeletons were contracted in a rigid “boxer position,” which is characteristic of rapid death by vaporization or dehydration.

From Science Magazine

Around 20 other belt-bound objects seen shedding mass — possibly because of comet-like periodic ice vaporization, wild spinning or recent impacts by asteroids — are considered candidates to be comets.

From New York Times

Related Words

• dispersal
• melting