Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun evaporation
2 senses of evaporation
Sense 1
vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation -- (the process of becoming a vapor)
=> phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change -- (a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition)
Sense 2
dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation -- (the process of extracting moisture)
=> extraction -- (the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)