Complete Definition of "sublimation"

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English
Etymology
From ML. sublimationem.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state, or vice versa, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.
  2. The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.

Translations
trans-top|phase transition
German: t-|de|Sublimierung|f, t+|de|Sublimation|f
Italian: sublimazione f
trans-mid
Swedish: t|sv|sublimering|c
trans-bottom

trans-top|transformation of an impulse
German: t-|de|Sublimierung|f, t+|de|Sublimation|f
Italian: sublimazione f
trans-mid
Swedish: t|sv|sublimering|c
trans-bottom


French
Etymology
From L. sublimatio.

Noun
fr-noun|f
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