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sublimation

noun

Etymology

From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.

  1. derived from sublīmō — “to raise, to elevate”
  2. derived from sublīmātiō
  3. inherited from sublimacioun

Definitions

  1. The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that…

    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.

  2. The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.

  3. Elevation

    Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.

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Derived

desublimation, resublimation, sublimational, sublimation energy

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sublimation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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