Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaporization

/veɪpɚəzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
va-por-iza-tion
IPA
/veɪpɚəzˈeɪʃən/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A destruction of something by turning it into vapor.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kwapōs Latin vapor Old French vapeurder. Old French vaporbor. Middle English vapour English vapor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English vaporization From vapor + -ization.

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Questions

How do you pronounce vaporization?
The recorded pronunciation is /veɪpɚəzˈeɪʃən/.
What does vaporization mean?
A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.
Where does vaporization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kwapōs Latin vapor Old French vapeurder. Old French vaporbor. Middle English vapour English vapor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English vaporization From vapor + -ization.

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