English > state change: 1 sense > noun 1, processMeaning | A change from one state (solid or liquid / liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition. |
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Synonyms | phase change, phase transition, physical change |
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Narrower | freeze, freezing | The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid |
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liquefaction | The conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid / liquid |
thaw, melt, thawing, melting | The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid / liquid |
vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation | The process of becoming a vapor |
Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
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Spanish | cambio de estado |
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Catalan | canvi d'estat, canvi físic |
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