возгонка — meaning in English
vozgonka
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English meaning
- sublimation 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.
Senses
возгонка is used for these senses in English:
- sublimation (chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]
- sublimation (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
sublimation — full definition
- 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.
- 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.
- noun A printing method in which solid dye is turned into gas by heat and bonded into fabric or a coated surface.