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evaporation

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


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This type of lithium removal is different from traditional hardrock mining or evaporation ponds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The researchers say this could improve scientists' understanding of dynamic events such as black hole mergers and evaporation.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Many interesting facts are dispensed in passing: During the summer in Texas, Mr. Smil informs us, an 800-square-foot swimming pool will lose about 185 gallons of water a day to evaporation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

But Taylor says air movement will still encourage evaporation at "quite high temperatures", so using a fan will still help, even on the hottest days.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The canal was a flop: some parts ran uphill, apparently because of incompetent engineering, and the rest lost nine-tenths of its water to evaporation and seepage.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

When it does, it will lead to one of the greatest evaporations of wealth in human history.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2022

In orbital flights, the astronauts burn liquid oxygen as fuel and breathe its evaporations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Were they watery particles of the air frozen as they floated, or were they evaporations from the snow frozen as they mounted?

From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 by Morley, Henry

Were they watery particles of the air frozen as they floated; or were they evaporations from the snow frozen as they mounted ?

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

Great are its gusts When it comes from the south; Great are its evaporations When it strikes on coasts.

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir




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