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Evaporation vs Vaporation - What's the difference?

evaporation | vaporation |

As nouns the difference between evaporation and vaporation

is that evaporation is the process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state while vaporation is evaporation.

evaporation

English

Noun

  • The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
  • The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
  • (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

    • See also

    * vaporization

    vaporation

    English

    Noun

  • evaporation
    • (Webster 1913)