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Sublimation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The act or process of sublimating.

n. Something that has been sublimated.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.

n. The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

n. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.

n. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In chem., the act or process of sublimating; a process by which solid substances are, by the aid of heat, converted into vapor, which is again condensed into the solid state by the application of cold.

n. The act of heightening, refining, purifying, or freeing (something) from baser qualities: as, the sublimation of the affections.

n. That which has been highly refined or purified; hence, the highest product of anything.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

n. (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

Word Usage

"Although the term sublimation pertains to the conversion of both solid directly to gas and its reverse gas directly to solid, some people call the latter process deposition."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

transmutation transformation shift alteration modification

Cross Reference

sublimation theory

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

exaltation elevation purification

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

lustration crystallization sparry filtration exudation