distillation
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in dropsThe act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
» We use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.
Мы используем солнечную дистилляцию для опреснения воды.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
(countable, uncountable)That which falls in drops.
The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
(countable, uncountable)Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
Destillation
дистилля́цияdistilljácija, перего́нкаperegónka
(countable, uncountable)Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
(countable, uncountable)The substance extracted by distilling.
Destillat
(countable, uncountable)A technique in which a neural network is trained on the outputs or behaviour of a more complex model in order to transfer selected knowledge and capabilities to a smaller, more focused, or more efficient model.
(countable, uncountable)A model produced by such a process.
- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
Examples
2 sentencesWe use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.
ruМы используем солнечную дистилляцию для опреснения воды.
The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōFrom Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.
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Forms
plural: distillations| Singular | distillation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors:distillment
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling:distillate
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable