sublimation
sublimation noun: 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.
Noun
sublimation (countable and uncountable, plural sublimations)
- 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.
- It uses dry ice pellets (capsules of frozen carbon dioxide), blown at supersonic speed onto the railhead through a small nozzle. Any leaf contamination on the line is frozen, becoming brittle. The pellets then change instantly from solid to gas without going through a liquid stage (a process known...2023 September 20, Tom Ingall, “Freezing the leaves off the line”, in RAIL, number 992, page 46
- Antonyms:
- deposition
- The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
- Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
sublimation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
sublimation in Hindi
- phase transition
- उर्ध्वपातन urdhvapātan
sublimation in Tamil
- உன்னதமாக்கம், பதங்கமாதல், திண்மம், நேரடி வளிமமாதல்
sublimation in Urdu
- حئیت کی تبدیلی, وجدان
sublimation in Bengali
- ঊর্ধ্বপাতন, শোধন
More languagesFewer languages
- sublimation in Tagalog
- lakdasingaw, lakdawsingaw, alim, alob
- sublimation in Malay
- pemejalwapan
- sublimation in Indonesian
- sublimasi
- sublimation in Vietnamese
- thăng hoa
Antonyms of sublimation
Forms of sublimation
| plural | sublimations |
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Origin of sublimation
From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.
Words formed from sublimation
Phrases with sublimation
Questions about sublimation
- What does sublimation mean?
- Sublimation means 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.
- What is sublimation in Hindi?
- Sublimation in Hindi is उर्ध्वपातन (urdhvapātan). See Sublimation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sublimation?
- Sublimation is a noun.
- What is the plural of sublimation?
- The plural of sublimation is sublimations.
Words near sublimation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sublimation (page history and authors); sublimation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sublimation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sublimation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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