Sublimation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sublimation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Sublimation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sublimation n (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublimation \Sub"li*ma`tion\, n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.] 1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.