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sublimed


Meanings
  • Verb

    Transferred from a solid state directly into a gaseous state without passing through the liquid phase, a process called sublimation.

    - "The substance sublimed at room temperature."
    - "Sublimed iodine is used in photography."
    - "The perfume was sublimed to release its scent."

Synonyms

sublimate
Variants
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sublimable , sublime , sublimed , sublimer , sublimers , sublimes , subliming
Etymology
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From the Latin sublimare ‘lift up’.


Trivia
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  1. Sublimation is the opposite of condensation.

  2. Sublimation was first observed in 1678 by Robert Boyle.

  3. Sublimation is used to create special effects in movies and theater.

  4. Sublimation is used in the production of certain types of paper and ink.

  5. Sublimation is used in the food industry to create flavored water vapor.


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  1. Sublimation chamber: A container used to sublimate materials at controlled temperatures and pressures.

  2. Subliminal messages: Messages that are presented below the threshold of conscious perception.


Quotes
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  1. The cursory remarks of the large-minded stranger, of whom he knew absolutely nothing beyond a commonplace name, were "sublimed" by his death, and influenced Clare more than all the reasoned ethics of the philosophers.

    - Thomas Hardy,{it}Tess of the D'Urbervilles{/it},1891
  2. … models indicate that frost in most of the southern hemisphere is currently "subliming", thinning the surface deposits.

    - William B. McKinnon et al.,{it}Encyclopedia Of The Solar System{/it},1999

Culture
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Sublimation is a common process used in various fields such as science, technology, and art.

How to Memorize "sublimed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a substance transforming from a solid into a gas.
    - Visualize a container used to sublimate materials.

  2. associate

    - Associate sublimation with the transformation of a solid into a gas.
    - Associate sublimation with the process of lifting up.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Solid to Gas' to remember the meaning of sublimation.
    - Create a mental image of a substance lifting up to remember the process.


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