evaporation vs wane

evaporation

noun
  • The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture. 

  • The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state. 

wane

verb
  • To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. 

  • Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength. 

  • Said of a time period that comes to an end. 

  • Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible. 

noun
  • A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. 

  • The end of a period. 

  • The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth. 

  • A child. 

  • A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark. 

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