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sublimation

/ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən/

/ˌsʌbləˈmeɪʃən/

Translations

sublimationnoun

sublimations

Sublimation is a process where a solid turns directly into a gas.

Сублимация - это процесс, при котором твердое вещество превращается непосредственно в газ.

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sublimationadjective

/ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən/

/ˌsʌbləˈmeɪʃən/

Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to the process of sublimation; not normally gradable.

sublimationnoun

The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state.

Dry ice undergoes sublimation at room temperature, turning directly from a solid into carbon dioxide gas.

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

His passion for aggression found sublimation in his successful career as a professional boxer.

The act or process of purifying a substance by volatilizing it and subsequently condensing the vapor.

Purification by sublimation yielded a product of higher purity.

sublimationadjective

Relating to or involving the process of sublimation.

Sublimation printing requires heat-resistant dyes.