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evaporation

[ih-vap-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪˌvæp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Dry ground heats up faster than moist ground because less energy is used for evaporation and more goes directly into raising temperature.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

A sudden rainstorm can dissolve crystallised salt overnight -- forcing workers to restart the evaporation cycle.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Eric Tillemans, DWP’s interim aqueduct manager, told the state board that the city’s studies have found Mono Lake’s levels are “more dependent on precipitation, evaporation and runoff than any other factors.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Eccrine sweat glands perform a critical function: cooling the body via evaporation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

What is a song, but an instant evaporation?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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