sublimation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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 as sublimation).
2023 September 20, Tom Ingall, “Freezing the leaves off the line”, in RAIL, number 992, page 46:
- (countable, uncountable) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
- (countable, uncountable) Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sublimations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
sublimation energy · sublimational · resublimation · desublimation
Relateds
Translations (51)
fr sublimation (phase transition) · de Sublimation (phase transition) · pl sublimacja (transformation of an impulse) · nl vervluchtigen (phase transition) · sv sublimering (transformation of an impulse) · is þurrgufun (phase transition) · vi thăng hoa (phase transition) · ja 昇華 (phase transition) · bg сублима́ция (phase transition) · it sublimazione (transformation of an impulse) · ca sublimació (transformation of an impulse) · tl alob (phase transition) · tr yüceltme (transformation of an impulse) · gl sublimación (phase transition) · ru возгонка (phase transition) · tl lakdawsingaw (phase transition) · mi whāhaurehutanga (phase transition) · ko 승화 (phase transition) · el εξάχνωση (phase transition) · tl alim (phase transition) · ru сублима́ция (phase transition) · id sublimasi (transformation of an impulse) · is göfgun (transformation of an impulse) · it sublimazione (phase transition) · el μετουσίωση (transformation of an impulse) · fi sublimointi (phase transition) · uk субліма́ція (phase transition) · gl sublimación (transformation of an impulse) · es sublimación (phase transition) · de Sublimierung (phase transition) · pl sublimacja (phase transition) · sv sublimation (phase transition) · sv sublimering (phase transition) · fi sublimoituminen (phase transition) · cmn 升華 /升华 (phase transition) · cs sublimace (phase transition) · be субліма́цыя (transformation of an impulse) · ms pemejalwapan (phase transition) · de Sublimierung (transformation of an impulse) · be субліма́цыя (phase transition) · pt sublimação (transformation of an impulse) · ru сублима́ция (transformation of an impulse) · id sublimasi (phase transition) · uk субліма́ція (transformation of an impulse) · ca sublimació (phase transition) · de Sublimation (transformation of an impulse) · pt sublimação (phase transition) · fi sublimoituminen (transformation of an impulse) · cs sublimace (transformation of an impulse) · hi उर्ध्वपातन (phase transition) · tl lakdasingaw (phase transition)