Meaning & use
evaporation
The change of a liquid into gas at the liquid's surface.
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Evaporation made the shallow puddle smaller during the afternoon.
The wet cloth cooled as evaporation carried energy away from it.
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Evaporation can happen below a liquid's boiling point. In the water cycle, liquid water becomes water vapor.
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