distillation
/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/noun
High School
1
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
2
That which falls in drops.
3
Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
4
Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
5
The substance extracted by distilling.
6
The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing