evaporative
/ə̇ˈvapəˌrā|t|iv ēˈ-, -p(ə)rə|, |t|, |ēv also |əv/ (ame, mw)
evaporative — adjective
- evaporativepositive
- more evaporativecomparative
- most evaporativesuperlative
1. Connected with a liquid turning into gas, or caused by that change.
Connected with a liquid turning into gas, or caused by that change.
The farm installed evaporative cooling pads beside the chicken sheds.
collocation: evaporative cooling pads
Evaporative loss left a white ring around the metal water tank.
collocation: evaporative loss
Anjali studied evaporative cooling in houses built for desert summers.
During the heat wave, evaporative misters kept customers comfortable outside the cafe.
The map shows evaporative ponds where shallow salt water dries fast.
- cooling
Only overlaps when the lower temperature comes specifically from evaporation.
- drying
Focuses on becoming less wet, not on the physical change into vapor.
- evaporation-driven
More explanatory and technical, while 'evaporative' is the fixed adjective in standard collocations.
- non-evaporative
Describes a method or result that does not depend on evaporation.
文法句型
evaporative + noun
用法筆記
Usually before a noun in technical phrases such as evaporative cooling or evaporative loss. It points to a result or method that depends on liquid turning into vapor, not just any kind of cooling or drying.