sublation

noun — 3 senses

sublation

noun

Etymology From Latin sublātiō (“removal”).

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid

2

Removal, taking away.

3

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences In Hegelian philosophy, the situation where a tension between contradictory opposites is resolved by the addition of a new term which pushes the old opposition into its relation.

Related terms
sublate, suffer, suffering

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