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boiling vs evaporation

evaporation vs boiling

boiling and evaporation both are nouns.

boiling is an adverb but evaporation is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boiling Yes No No Yes
evaporation Yes No No No
As nouns, evaporation is a hypernym of boiling; that is, evaporation is a word with a broader meaning than boiling:
  • boiling: the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
  • evaporation: the process of becoming a vapor
Other hypernyms of boiling include heating, warming, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour.
boiling (noun) evaporation (noun)
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil the process of becoming a vapor
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas the process of extracting moisture
boiling (adverb) evaporation (adverb)
passionately or agitatedly
Difference between boiling and evaporation

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