vapour
British standard spelling of vaporBritish standard spelling of vapor.
» A cloud is an accumulation of water vapour in the sky.
Eine Wolke ist eine Ansammlung von Wasserdampf am Himmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)British standard spelling of vapor.
the process of becoming a vapor
Examples
6 sentencesA cloud is an accumulation of water vapour in the sky.
deEine Wolke ist eine Ansammlung von Wasserdampf am Himmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The breath of my horse formed vapour in the frosty air.
deDer Atem meines Pferdes dampfte in der frostigen Luft. — al_ex_an_der
All liquids when heated give off vapour, the amount increasing as the temperature rises.
It's water vapour.
ruЭто водяной пар. — marafon
deDas ist Wasserdampf. — Waldelfe
Thunder is made from a sulphurous vapour, breaking out of a cloud with lightning, thundering and striking with lightning.
Forms
plural: vapoursSynonyms
4 synonyms- a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance:vapor
- the process of becoming a vapor:vaporizationvaporisationvaporevaporation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable