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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > EVAPORATION

PREFERRED TERM

EVAPORATION  

DEFINITION

  • The physical process by which a liquid or solid is transformed to the gaseous state; the opposite of condensation.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-04-20 14:10:43.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (EVAPORATION [b68ab978-6db6-49ee-84e2-5f37b461a998,84647] - WATER VAPOR PROCESSES [3c4fe00c-6fb1-403e-a053-3a0174a6dfe6,278813]);
  • 2017-04-21 12:57:34.0 [sritz] update Definition (The physical process by which a liquid or solid is transformed to the gaseous state; the opposite of condensation.); update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society);

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