sublimation

From Medieval Latin sublīmātiōnem, from Latin sublīmō (“I raise, I elevate”).

sublimation (countable and uncountable, plural sublimations)

1. (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. [from late 14th c.]
2. (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
3. Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.

• desublimation
• sublimation energy

• sublimate

From Latin sublimatio.

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sublimation f (plural sublimations)

1. sublimate

• “sublimation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).