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boiloff

noun

Etymology

From boil + off.

  1. inherited from *h₂epo✻ — “from, off, back”
  2. inherited from *ab✻ — “from”
  3. inherited from *ab✻
  4. inherited from of
  5. inherited from of
  6. compounded as boiloff — “boil + off”

Definitions

  1. The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the…

    The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored.

    • One would not be able to return from an extended holiday and drive off in the family car in view of the boiloff from even the best insulated tank.
    • "Boiloff" of the tungsten from the filament that adheres to the inside of a tungsten-standard bulb blade
    • BOILOFF The vaporization or gasification of liquefied natural gas […]. Boiloff occurs when the holding vessel's insulation fails to maintain the temperature to keep the gas in liquid form.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA