vapour

Definition of vapour in English English dictionary: To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour; The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid; The gas phase component of a liquid or solid; To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster
He vapoured, and fretted, and fumed, and trotted up and down, and tried to make himself pleasing in Miss Hollis's big, quiet, grey eyes, and failed.; To turn into vapour; a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance; the gaseous state of any matter that normally exists as a liquid or solid; – the gas form of a substance that is generally a solid or liquid at room temperature; not the same as aerosols or mists, which are composed of tiny droplets of liquid suspended in air; {f} turn to vapor, vaporize, steam; talk pompously, boast, brag (also vapor); va·pour vapours in AM, use vapor Vapour consists of tiny drops of water or other liquids in the air, which appear as mist. water vapour. a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated; the process of becoming a vapor; {i} steam, mist (also vapor); The gaseous phase of substances such as water
vapour densities: plural form of vapour density
vapour density: The ratio of the density of a gas to the density of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
vapour pressure: Alternative spelling of vapor pressure
vapour pressures: plural form of vapour pressure
vapour trail: A contrail
vapour density: vapor density: the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen
vapour pressure: vapor pressure: 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 trail: va·pour trail vapour trails in AM, use vapor trail A vapour trail is a white line of water vapour left in the sky by an aeroplane, a rocket, or a missile. vapor trail the white line that is left in the sky by a plane
mercury-vapour lamp: a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation
saturation vapour pressure: Alternative spelling of saturation vapor pressure
sodium vapour lamp: alternative spelling of sodium vapor lamp
vapor: Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air
vapor: To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster
He vapoured, and fretted, and fumed, and trotted up and down, and tried to make himself pleasing in Miss Hollis's big, quiet, grey eyes, and failed.
vapor: To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor
vapor: To turn into vapor
vapourer: Any of several tussock moths of the genus Orgyia
water vapour: Alternative spelling of water vapor
vapor: {n} a fluid rendered volatile and elastic by heat, fume
vapor: {v} to fly off in fume, bully, brag
physical vapour deposition: Physical vapor deposition (PVD) is a technique used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces (e.g., of semiconductor wafers) by physical means, as compared to chemical vapor deposition
vapor: see vapour. the American spelling of vapour (vapeur, from vapor )
vapor: The gaseous phase of substances that are liquid or solid at atmospheric pressure (e g , steam) (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
vapor: To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate
vapor: A medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor
vapor: The gaseous form of substances which are normally in the liquid or solid state (at normal room temperature and pressure) Vapors evaporate into the air from liquids such as solvents Solvents with low boiling points will evaporate
vapor: To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag
vapor: The gaseous phase of substances
vapor: {f} change into vapor, evaporate; boast
vapor: To send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid
vapor: The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid
vapor: Gas formed from a substance that is usually a liquid or a solid Moisture in the air that can be seen, such as fog, steam, mist, etc
vapor: Gaseous state of a material suspended in air that would be a liquid or solid under ordinary conditions
vapor: n barely visible or cloudy matter in a gaseous state, such as mist, fumes, or smoke Same as gas
vapor: (n) a substance in its gas state as opposed to its solid or liquid state
vapor: The gaseous state of a substance that is solid or liquid at ordinary temperature and pressure
vapor: the process of becoming a vapor
vapor: The gaseous phase of a material that is in the solid or liquid state at standard temperature and pressure
vapor: Fine separated particles floating in the air and clouding it A substance in the gaseous state (099)
vapor: In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc
vapor: Wind; flatulence
vapor: the gaseous form of a substance Often used as an abbreviation for water vapor
vapor: Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting
vapor: A gas formed by boiling or evaporating a liquid
vapor: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vapor: The gaseous state of substances which are normally in the liquid or solid state (at normal room temperature and pressure) Vapors evaporate into the air from liquids such as solvents Solvents with low boiling points will evaporate
vapor: An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues
vapor: bad air from the ground that is worse than bochorno; poorly ventilated noxious air
vapor: The gaseous form of a solid or liquid substance as it evaporates
vapor: is the gaseous state of a material below its boiling point
vapor: {i} steam, mist
vapor: To emit vapor or fumes
vapor: A gas in a mixture that is relatively easy to condense Consider an air-water gaseous mixture A reduction of a few degrees (to the dew point) would cause some of the water to condense A cryogenic plant is required to condense the nitrogen Water in this mixture is consider a "vapor" while nitrogen is a "gas"
vapor: A Vapor is the gaseous form of a material which is normally solid or liquid at room temperature and pressure Evaporation is the process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor Sublimation is the process by which a solid is changed directly into the vapor state
vapor: The gaseous phase of a substance which exists as a liquid or solid under normal conditions
vapor: The gaseous state of a substance
vapor: The gaseous state of a substance which under ordinary conditions exists as a liquid or solid
vapor: Any substance in its gaseous state
vapor: Gaseous substance which can be at least partly condensed by cooling or compression
vapor: Any substance in the gaseous, or aëriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid
vapor: The gaseous form of substances that are normally in the solid or liquid state that can be changed to this state by increasing the pressure or decreasing the temperature These vapors will diffuse
vapor: The gaseous state of a substance that is liquid or solid under ordinary conditions
vaporously: with vapor; in a vaporous manner
vapouring: present participle of vapour
vapourings: {i} boastful behavior, arrogant talk (also vaporings)
vapours: plural of vapour
vapours: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
vapours: {i} mental depression, state of low spirits, melancholy (also vapors)
water vapour: water vapor water in the form of small drops in the air