sublimation
Noun
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Noun
sublimation
- (chemistry) 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. [from late 14th c.]
- (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
- Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
- French: sublimation
- German: Sublimierung, Sublimation
- Italian: sublimazione
- Portuguese: sublimação
- Russian: сублима́ция
- Spanish: sublimación
- German: Sublimierung, Sublimation
- Italian: sublimazione
- Portuguese: sublimação
- Russian: сублима́ция
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