sublimation

IPA: sʌbɫˈaɪmˈeɪʃʌn

(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.
(psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.

Examples of "sublimation" in Sentences

The opposite of sublimation is deposition.
This causes sublimation or evaporation of the CO and water vapor.
It is separated from them by a process called sublimation, which is something similar to distillation.
Since in Winston's case the sublimation is imperfect, the distorted sexuality becomes unstable in its effects.
To chemists, sublimation is the process by which matter changes from a solid state to a vapor without first melting.
Although the term sublimation pertains to the conversion of both solid directly to gas and its reverse gas directly to solid, some people call the latter process deposition.
During this "latent period" a part of these sexual energies is separated from the sexual aim and applied to cultural and social ends, a process which Freud has designated by the name sublimation as important for culture, history and the individual.
Neal Gabler, the author of An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, told me that Jewish revenge fantasies aren’t entirely alien to the movie industry, but they’ve always been exercises in sublimation, Superman being only the most obvious.
Its sublimation is slow, and can be reduced; I cannot comment on specifics, but Wikibooks notes the following: "But if it must be stored, it is recommended that it is stored under water and in a container without a cap with threads, as opening it could result in an explosion from crystalized [sic] acetone peroxide."