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e·vap·o·ra·tion
 evaporation
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- pronunciation:
- ih
vae
p
 r
eI
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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the process of evaporating.
蒸发
There was rain yesterday, but the sidewalks are dry now because of evaporation.昨天下雨了，但是因为已蒸发掉了，现在人行道是干的。
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The word evaporation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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