present participle of sublime

sublimation

plural of subliming

(transitive, intransitive, physics) To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state. / (transitive, archaic) To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.

(chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation.

(chemistry, physics, transitive, intransitive) To sublimate. / (transitive) To raise on high. / (transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. / (transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.

Noble and majestic. / Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple. / (obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. / (obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.

Something sublime.

(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.

plural of sublime