evaporative
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Related executives explained to residents that its planned data center would use a recycled liquid to cool the data center rather than evaporative cooling, which can strain the local water system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Facilities with closed-loop dry coolers may use virtually no water on-site, while those that rely on evaporative cooling are more water-intensive, Ren said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Many centres use evaporative cooling systems, where water absorbs heat and evaporates - similar to how sweat wicks away heat from our bodies.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
At the headquarters of the opposition Congress party, a tent was set up outside, equipped with evaporative coolers, for waiting media.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
The South Atlantic widens out by the trending of the coast to the S. W., and furnishes a large area for the unobstructed formation and evaporative action of the S. E. trades.
From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Butler, Thomas Belden
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