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vaporings

vaporings

8.1
Small amounts of steam or gas that rise from something
  • noun
  • /ˈveɪpərɪŋz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vapor
  • The scientist measured the vaporings produced during the chemical reaction.

Examples

  • Residents complained about the strange vaporings coming from the nearby plant at night.

  • She noticed the vaporings rising from the hot tea.

  • After the rain, faint vaporings could be seen rising from the warm pavement.

  • The vaporings from the factory were visible in the sky.

  • The scientist measured the vaporings produced during the chemical reaction.

  • Residents complained about the strange vaporings coming from the nearby plant at night.

  • After the rain, faint vaporings could be seen rising from the warm pavement.

Synonyms

emission
vsvaporings
198 4.6

A substance like gas or smoke that is released into the air

is limited to releases involving gas produced by processes or reactions
vapor
vsvaporings
  • US
96 3.2

Gas or very small drops of liquid in the air, like steam

refers to specific occurrence or release events rather than the substance
evaporation
vsvaporings
  • Specialized
15 3.2

A liquid that turns into a gas when heated or left in open air

covers events from various processes or reactions not only liquid heating
vapour
vsvaporings
  • UK
1 4.0

Gas produced when a liquid, like water, heats and rises into the air

refers to specific events or releases rather than the ongoing state change
vaporization
vsvaporings
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The change of a liquid or solid into a gas like water turning into steam

refers to individual occurrences or releases resulting from that process
vapor escape
vsvaporings
  • US
5.1

The release of steam or gas from a closed space into the air

covers occurrences more broadly not only releases from confined spaces

Surface Forms

vaporings singular
vaporings plural

Morphology

vaporings = vaporing (semi-transparent) = vapor + ing + s

The meaning is closely built from 'vapor' plus 'ing' and plural 's', but the intermediate noun is uncommon enough that the relationship is only partly obvious.

Etymology

Vaporings comes from vapor, a word for 'steam' or 'breath', and is the same root as evaporate. So the word is also used for real releases of steam or gas, meaning moments when something turns into vapor.