distillation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- (countable, uncountable) That which falls in drops.
- (countable, uncountable) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
- (countable, uncountable) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
- (countable, uncountable) The substance extracted by distilling.
- (countable, uncountable) The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
Synonyms
distillation method
distillation process
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.
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