evaporation has definitions from the fields of chemistry,physics
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the process of becoming a vapor

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The best chance , of_course , is offered by gently sloping terrain where the water remains close to the surface and where the air is dry , so that a high evaporation leaves salty deposits which permit only sparse plant growth .

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[ noun ] (physics) the process of extracting moisture (as by heat)
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