Although the term sublimation pertains to the conversion of both solid directly to gas and its reverse gas directly to solid, some people call the latter process deposition. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #21 « Climate Audit] Reference
It is separated from them by a process called sublimation, which is something similar to distillation. From Wordnik.com. [The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.] Reference
Since in Winston's case the sublimation is imperfect, the distorted sexuality becomes unstable in its effects. From Wordnik.com. [The Hell of Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
To chemists, sublimation is the process by which matter changes from a solid state to a vapor without first melting. From Wordnik.com. [Dry Ice by Stephen White: Questions] Reference
This process, called sublimation, cools Plutos surface while warming the planet's atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. Reference
So the sublimation, the act of sublimation, which is a very common way to handle grief, is not uncommon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2007] Reference
'sublimation' - again with its extension into 'spiritual sublimation'. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
Well, I am puzzled to see that my valid criticism of Rand is considered "sublimation" of "unhealthy emotions". From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Enlightenment 3.0] Reference
(can it be called sublimation?) the all too tenuously controlled, newly acquired physical impulses of the teenager. From Wordnik.com. [Warren Ellis] Reference
Polaroid lauched its PoGo instant camera with teeny built-in color Zink "sublimation" printer. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"sublimation" is secondary, and to some degrees unimportant. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
During the process of sublimation the ammonia is not decomposed. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference
Guy's and Helwig's method of sublimation will be found advantageous. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
That historical context of the sublimation of black women by white men. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2006] Reference
Did James himself — that master of self-sublimation — miss it as well?. From Wordnik.com. [A Winter Haunting]
World and the utmost sublimation of Politeness and Gentility lies, in Ease, and. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from John Adams to Abigail Smith, 7 May 1764] Reference
Like most of this administration's plans, this one is being sold by sublimation. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Pento: Cash for Clunkers with our Bread and Circuses in Pax Americana] Reference
Rock climbing was what we at All Souls referred to as Jack's "sublimation activity.". From Wordnik.com. [There's Something In A Sunday]
It is the sublimation of a subway car, a cross between a cartridge and a sardine can. From Wordnik.com. [If You Don't Write Fiction] Reference
But as long as you ` re moving toward the greater good, that ` s how sublimation works. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2007] Reference
Unlike his '80s and' 90s counterparts, neo-'70s man does not believe in wimpy sublimation. From Wordnik.com. [Rake's Progress] Reference
sublimation -- sublimation is a compromise involving the gestation phase of problem solving. From Wordnik.com. [Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking] Reference
After the snow falls, the crystals can be reduced by the effects of melting and sublimation. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier] Reference
The iron vessels in which the sublimation takes place are lined with clay and covered with lead. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference
Games are also great for sublimation -- get out your aggression out in a game of Taboo or touch football. From Wordnik.com. [Caroline Presno: Five Ways To Keep From Fighting With Family During The Holidays] Reference
A preoccupancy with religious characteristics assists those who are interested in the problem of sublimation. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
Other moral codes aim at some sublimation of history and literature as a finish to courses in ethical instruction. From Wordnik.com. [The Family and it's Members] Reference
In 1969 a new allotropic form of carbon was produced during the sublimation of pyrolytic graphite at low pressures. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon] Reference
In this zone, the losses of snow and ice from melting, evaporation, and sublimation are greater than the additions. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier] Reference
I ask Carson if he thinks Merv's role as a high-profile hotel owner is fitting sublimation for a former talk-show host. From Wordnik.com. ['S Wonderful, 'S Mervelous!] Reference
Eventually, all glacier ice is lost in the zone of ablation by the processes of melting, evaporation, and sublimation and calving. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier] Reference
Camphor is procured from all parts of the tree, but it is obtained principally from the wood by distillation, and subsequent sublimation. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
In the zone of ablation, losses occur from the glacier from the melting, evaporation, and sublimation of solid and liquid forms of water. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier] Reference
However, these systems also depend on the balance between precipitation (P) and evapotranspiration/sublimation (collectively denoted as E). From Wordnik.com. [Precipitation and evapotranspiration in the Arctic] Reference
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