sublation

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sublation

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From Latin sublātiō (“removal”).

noun sublations

countable, uncountable 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
countable, uncountable Removal, taking away.
countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: Aufhebung

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@misc{sublation_2026,
  title = {sublation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sublation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}