distillation

n. the process of heating a liquid until it becomes steam and then cooling it back into a pure liquid.

n. the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation.

“The distillation of water removes salt and other minerals to make it safe to drink.”

“Fractional distillation is a critical industrial process used in petroleum refineries to separate crude oil into useful components like gasoline and heating oil.”

Technical

n. the process of making strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey or vodka.

n. the production of high-alcohol spirits through the evaporation and re-condensation of fermented liquids.

“The region is famous for the distillation of high-quality apple brandy.”

“The distillery has perfected the distillation of single-malt scotch over several generations, using traditional copper pot stills.”

n. the act of taking a large amount of information and turning it into a short, clear summary.

n. the process of extracting the most essential meaning or most important parts of an idea, text, or experience.

“His new book is a perfect distillation of twenty years of research.”

“The executive summary provided a brilliant distillation of the complex geopolitical factors currently affecting international trade agreements.”

Academic · Formal

n. making a large, complex computer program smaller and faster while keeping its intelligence.

n. the process of transferring knowledge from a large, complex machine learning model to a smaller, more efficient one.

“Through model distillation, the app can now run advanced AI features directly on a smartphone.”

“Knowledge distillation allows developers to deploy sophisticated neural networks on edge devices with limited computational resources without significant loss in accuracy.”

Technical