Evaporation
The physical process by which a liquid, such as water is transformed into a gaseous state, such as water vapor. It is the opposite physical process of condensation.
The kinetic interpretation of evaporation is molecules escape from the surface of the liquid until equilibrium with the saturated vapour is reached.
See also: Atmometry, Condensation, Evaporate, Evapotranspiration, Phase Change, Vapourization.
Subjects: Physics