water vapor
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər ˈveɪpər/
- Specialized
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vapor de agua
- When the temperature goes up, the water vapor coming off the oceans into the sky is increasing significantly.
- atmospheric water vapor
- water vapor in the air
- water vapor in the atmosphere
They think they're just vaping flavors and water vapor, which of course is not true.
- They think they're just vaping flavors and water vapor, which of course is not true.
- That means that the ice is a little more attractive to water vapor than the liquid is.
- Dew point is a direct measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
- OK, so that's that's diffusion of particles of water vapor.
- I say directly because even though the clouds coming out of nuclear power plants are only water vapour, power plants don't grow on trees.
- And then when you have sulfur mixed with the water vapor or the water in your lungs, this turns into sulfuric acid.
- We place it within our Gore Tex sleeve and then the Gore Tex gently regulates the release of the water vapour into the adjacent area.
- In this range, neither carbon dioxide nor water vapor absorbs much, so the radiation goes out into space almost undisturbed.
- Hydrogen mix is really interesting because hydrogen cars are really cool in concept because they only release water, right water vapor.
- If we detect water vapour and methane, it may mean someday that we've detected evidence of life on another world.
- If we detect water vapor and methane, it may mean someday that we've detected evidence of life on another world.
Examples
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Dew point is a direct measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
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Meteorologists use satellite images to track changes in water vapor that affect weather patterns.
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But warm air can hold more water vapour than cold air.
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Those are probably liquid as a result of adding water vapor to cold air.
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The one at the top is showing you the trend in the water vapor in the atmosphere.
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For example, warmer air can hold more water vapor than cooler air.
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The most important of these gases are water vapor and CO2.
Academic text (1997) -
Water vapor is often funneled thousands of kilometers from the oceans over the land, and then much more of it falls at the same time.
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As the water is heated, it forms water vapor, which condenses on the pane.
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Cloud droplets form on aerosol particles in the atmosphere, which act as sites for water vapor condensation.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Water in the air as an invisible hot gas rising from boiling water
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3.2
Gas or very small drops of liquid in the air, like steam
Antonyms
How Humid
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'water in the form of a gas' is directly derivable from combining 'water' (H₂O) and 'vapor' (a gas or tiny droplets); the compound transparently names the gaseous form of water. This compositional noun-noun compound is common in scientific vocabulary and across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Water vapor comes from the clear image of water turning into vapor: think of steam rising from a kettle and mixing into the air. That invisible steam is 'water in the form of a gas', so water vapor means water present as a gas in the air.