vapor pressure
vapor pressure · vapor pressures
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The pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gasesThe pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases.
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More definitions
- the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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pressure that a vapor exerts:
Forms
plural: vapor pressuresSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form):vapour pressure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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