vapor
Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the airCloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
» Gaseous water is known as "vapor".
Meaning
6 senses(US, countable, uncountable)Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
(US, countable, uncountable)The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
Dampf
парpar, газgaz
па́раpára, парpar
(US, countable, idiomatic, uncountable)Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
(US, countable, dated, uncountable)Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.
(US, archaic, countable, in the plural, uncountable)Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.
(US, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Wind; flatulence.
- a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
- the process of becoming a vapor
Examples
17 sentencesGaseous water is known as "vapor".
Clouds are accumulations of water vapor.
ruОблака — это скопления водяного пара.
deWolken sind Anhäufungen von Wasserdampf.
He was poisoned by mercury vapor.
A cloud is a mass of vapor.
ruОблако - это скопление пара.
Chemical vapors can make you really sick.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat”).
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Forms
plural: vaporsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance:vapour
- the process of becoming a vapor:vaporizationvaporisationvapourevaporation
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable