vapor
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈveɪpər/
- US
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vapor
- The heavy ceramic door hissed open, traces of vapor rising from the cold metal fittings beyond.
- water vapor
- vapor in the air
- condensation of water vapor
It condensed the vapor from that water in my exhaled breath.
- It condensed the vapor from that water in my exhaled breath.
- And the warm vapor can also help loosen some secretions too.
- It's like a Sonic boom, like on the front, like vapor cone broken the sound barrier of my finger.
- Gray Zone said local residents heard two bangs before the crash and then saw two vapor trails.
- I'm going to add a new background vapor drag this under there.
- Was he going around mills, letting the steam out fly free water vapor be gone from York.
Examples
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Small puffs of exhaust came from the Mustang's tailpipe like vapor from the nose of a horse.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some of the atmospheric water vapor condenses and falls as snow, adding to the mass of the ice.
Academic text (2011) -
Do you see the vapor trail over there?
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This is how you get the vapor into the bottles.
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Yes, I was wondering whether airplane vapor trails were part of the models.
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So cold he could see the vapor from his mouth when he breathed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Their breath rose in a steamy vapor to mingle with the smoke.
Fiction book (1991) -
When cool water is exposed to an extremely hot surface, a layer of water vapor, which is a relatively poor heat conductor, provides a thin protective barrier.
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Then he struck ice, and a vapor cloud billowed out of the shaft, obscuring his view.
Fiction book (1994) -
When water boils and steams into a vapor, it changes phases from liquid to gas.
Synonyms
342
1.0
Water in the air as an invisible hot gas rising from boiling water
115
1.0
A thin fog near the ground that makes it hard to see
23
2.7
Gas that comes from water and floats in the air
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.4
A stop in the fuel moving to a car engine because heat makes gas bubbles
- Specialized
A bright electric lamp that makes bluish light often used for streets and large indoor places
- Specialized
A light that gives a strong yellow glow often used for street lighting
- Specialized
How heavy a gas is compared to hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
How Dense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vapor comes from the Latin word vapor meaning 'steam' or warm air rising from water. Think of the steam from a kettle — that rising mist is why vapor means tiny drops or gas in the air, and you can see the same root in evaporate ('to turn into vapor').