Vaporization
(noun)
- The process or act of converting a liquid or solid into a vapor.
- The state or condition of having been converted into a vapor.
Origin:
Mid 19th century: from french vaporisation, from vaporiser (see vaporize).
Examples:
- Vaporization is the process of converting a liquid into a gas.
- Water vaporization is the process of converting liquid water into water vapor.
- The vaporization point of a liquid is the temperature at which it turns into a gas.
- Vaporization is an important process in many industrial applications.
- Vaporization is also used in medicine for certain treatments.