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Sublimate

noun/sˈʌblᵻmˌeɪt/
Definition
the product of vaporization of a solid
direct energy or urges into useful activities
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈʌblᵻmˌeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈʌblɪmˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈʌblɪmˌeɪt/
3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌblᵻmˌeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe product of vaporization of a solid
verbdirect energy or urges into useful activities
verbmake more subtle or refined
verbremove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
“purify the water”
verbchange or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
“sublime iodine”
verbvaporize and then condense right back again
adjectivemade pure
Word Forms
sublimateverbchange or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
sublimeverbvaporize and then condense right back again
sublimationnoun(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
purificationnounthe process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
puritynounbeing undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
purifiernounan apparatus for removing impurities
sublimatenounthe product of vaporization of a solid
distillatenouna purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
distillmentnounthe process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
distillationnouna purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Sublimat
das Produkt der Verdampfung eines Feststoffs
🇫🇷French
sublimé
le produit de vaporisation d'un solide
🇪🇸Spanish
sublimado
el producto de la vaporización de un sólido
🇮🇹Italian
sublimare
il prodotto della vaporizzazione di un solido
🇳🇱Dutch
sublimeren
het product van verdamping van een vaste stof
🇵🇹Portuguese
sublimado
o produto da vaporização de um sólido
🇷🇺Russian
сублимировать
продукт испарения твердого вещества
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उदात्तीकरण
किसी ठोस के वाष्पीकरण का उत्पाद
🇧🇩Bengali
পরমানন্দ
একটি কঠিন বাষ্পীভবন পণ্য
🇮🇳Tamil
விழுமிய
ஒரு திடப்பொருளின் ஆவியாதல் தயாரிப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉత్కృష్టమైన
ఘనపదార్థం యొక్క బాష్పీభవన ఉత్పత్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
उदात्त
घनाच्या बाष्पीभवनाचे उत्पादन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉત્કૃષ્ટ
ઘનનું બાષ્પીભવનનું ઉત્પાદન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟ
ಘನವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಆವಿಯಾಗುವಿಕೆಯ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉദാത്തമായ
ഒരു സോളിഡ് ബാഷ്പീകരണത്തിൻ്റെ ഉൽപ്പന്നം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ
ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਦੇ ਵਾਸ਼ਪੀਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਉਤਪਾਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
اعلیٰ
ٹھوس کے بخارات کی پیداوار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
升华
固体汽化的产物
🇯🇵Japanese
昇華する
固体の蒸発の生成物
🇰🇷Korean
승화하다
고체의 증발 생성물
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thăng hoa
sản phẩm bay hơi của chất rắn
🇹🇭Thai
ระเหิด
ผลคูณของการกลายเป็นไอของของแข็ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghaluskan
produk penguapan zat padat
🇲🇾Malay
sublimat
hasil pengewapan pepejal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تسامى
نتاج تبخير مادة صلبة
🇮🇷Persian
تصعید
محصول تبخیر یک جامد
🇹🇷Turkish
yüceltmek
bir katının buharlaşmasının ürünü
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְעַדֵן
תוצר אידוי של מוצק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sublimate'?
The primary meaning of 'sublimate' is 'the product of vaporization of a solid'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sublimate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sublimate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sublimate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sublimate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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