0 the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating:
1 the fact of something disappearing:
2 the process of changing from a liquid to a gas, or a change from a liquid to a gas
The salt deposits were formed by the evaporation of ancient seas millions of years ago.
Using a hand mister to wet your plants will cut down on water loss from evaporation.
The evaporation of sweat lowers the body temperature.
Political events caused an evaporation of confidence in the nation’s currency.
People were angry and fearful about the evaporation of civil society.
Petri dishes were enclosed and sealed in clear plastic bags to reduce water evaporation.
The somewhat unexpected conclusion that thermal evaporation is negligible led us to examine in detail the characteristic timescales for energy transfer within the laserheated layer.
