sublimations

Noun

sublimation (countable and uncountable, plural sublimations)

1. 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

2. The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
3. Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.