sublimation in Japanese

sublimation in Japanese

What does "sublimation" mean?

1. noun The change of a solid directly into a gas without passing through a liquid stage, and sometimes the reverse change from gas straight to solid.
   "Dry ice does not melt; it disappears by sublimation into carbon dioxide gas."
2. noun In psychology, the process of redirecting an urge that cannot be acted on directly — often an aggressive or sexual one — into an activity that is socially acceptable or creative.
   "He described his boxing as a sublimation of a temper he could not otherwise control."
3. noun A printing method in which solid dye is turned into gas by heat and bonded into fabric or a coated surface.
   "The mugs are decorated by dye sublimation, so the image will not peel."

sublimation in a sentence

• Dry ice does not melt; it disappears by sublimation into carbon dioxide gas.
• Snow can vanish from a mountainside by sublimation even when the temperature never rises above freezing.
• He described his boxing as a sublimation of a temper he could not otherwise control.
• The mugs are decorated by dye sublimation, so the image will not peel.

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