sublimations
Solid-to-gas conversions
Sublimations is the plural of sublimation, which has meanings rooted in transformation or elevation.
In chemistry, sublimation is the direct conversion of a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid phase: the sublimation of dry ice.
In psychology, sublimation is the redirection of unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities: He channeled his aggression through sublimation into competitive sports.
More broadly, sublimation can mean refinement or purification of something base into something higher.
Conversion to gas
- dry iceSolidified carbon dioxide
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- naphthaleneBicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- volatilizationConversion to gaseous state
ablation · desublimation · freeze-drying · camphor · moth balls
Complete change of form
- refinementElegance of manner
- elevationHeight above reference point
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
conversion · metamorphosis · distillation · rarefaction · spiritualization · transfiguration · ascent · ennobling
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- defense mechanismUnconscious self-protective mental process
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- instinctsInnate behavioral tendencies
psychoanalysis · libido · drives · displacement · neurosis · ego · id · superego
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- latent heatPhase transition thermal energy
- phase transitionMatter shifting between states
- vapor pressureEquilibrium gas-phase partial force
equilibrium · heat absorption · temperature · pressure · triple point · saturation · energy transfer · isothermal
vaporization
Conversion to gas
- dry iceSolidified carbon dioxide
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- naphthaleneBicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
volatilization · ablation · desublimation · freeze-drying · camphor · moth balls
transmutation
Complete change of form
- refinementElegance of manner
- elevationHeight above reference point
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
transcendence · conversion · metamorphosis · distillation · rarefaction · spiritualization · transfiguration · ascent · ennobling · exaltation
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- defense mechanismUnconscious self-protective mental process
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
instincts · psychoanalysis · libido · drives · displacement · neurosis · ego · id · superego · artistic expression
enthalpy
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- latent heatPhase transition thermal energy
- phase transitionMatter shifting between states
vapor pressure · equilibrium · heat absorption · temperature · pressure · triple point · saturation · energy transfer · isothermal · exothermic
sublimationsdepositions
Formal pretrial questioning
condensations · solidifications · freezings · precipitations