English noun: vaporization | |||
| 1. | vaporization (act) annihilation by vaporizing something | ||
| Synonyms | vaporisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annihilation, obliteration | ||
| 2. | vaporization (process) the process of becoming a vapor | ||
| Synonyms | evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vapour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boiling, clouding, clouding up, smoke, smoking | ||