vapor
To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vaporTo become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
» Gaseous water is known as "vapor".
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5 senses(US, intransitive)To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
(US, transitive)To turn into vapor.
to vapor away a heated fluid
(US)To emit vapor or fumes.
(US, intransitive)To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
prahlen
(US, transitive)To give (someone) the vapors; to depress, to bore.
Examples
17 sentencesGaseous water is known as "vapor".
Clouds are accumulations of water vapor.
ruОблака — это скопления водяного пара. — alik_farber
deWolken sind Anhäufungen von Wasserdampf. — a_coder
He was poisoned by mercury vapor.
A cloud is a mass of vapor.
ruОблако - это скопление пара. — marafon
Chemical vapors can make you really sick.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
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
vapors, vaporing, vapored, vaporedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle