| / English Dictionary |
SUBLIMATION
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sublimation" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Derivation:
sublimate (direct energy or urges into useful activities)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("sublimation" is a kind of...):
shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Derivation:
sublimate (change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
