Definition of Sublimation

when anything solid turns into a gas without first becoming liquid

Examples of Sublimation in a sentence

Sublimation happens when freeze-dried food is cooled in a vacuum and then the water is channeled into it.  🔊

Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide that will completely evaporate through sublimation at cold temperatures.  🔊

When sublimation occurs, a solid object will skip the liquid step and turn straight into a gas.  🔊

Sublimation occurs when a substance absorbs energy so quickly that melting never occurs and it moves straight from solid to gas.  🔊

Moth balls don’t actually melt, but instead go through sublimation and evaporate straight from solid to gas.  🔊

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