Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which falls in drops.

  3. 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

  4. (countable, uncountable)Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The substance extracted by distilling.

    Destillat

  6. (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.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A model produced by such a process.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. We use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.

    ruМы используем солнечную дистилляцию для опреснения воды.

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  2. The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
separation of a substance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
separation of a substance:
substance once extracted:

Origin

From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiō

From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.

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