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- Dictionaryvapour/ˈveɪpə/
noun
- 1. a substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid: "dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour"
- 2. a sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression: dated "a fit of the vapours"
verb
- 1. talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way: "he was vapouring on about the days of his youth"
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VAPOUR definition: 1. gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid: 2. a…. Learn more.
noun. 1. particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc. 2. a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature. Compare gas (sense 3) 3. a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point. 4. rare. something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence. 5.
noun. /ˈveɪpə (r)/ /ˈveɪpər/ (US English vapor) [countable, uncountable] a mass of very small drops of liquid in the air, for example steam. water vapour. The particles then form a vapour. There was a hissing sound, and clouds of vapour were emitted. Topics Weather c1, Physics and chemistry c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
5 days ago · Kids Definition. vapour. chiefly British variant of vapor. More from Merriam-Webster on vapour. Britannica English: Translation of vapour for Arabic Speakers. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about vapour. Love words? Need even more definitions?
What does the noun vapour mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vapour, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. vapour has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. chemistry (Middle English) weather (Middle English) Entry status.
1. a visible exhalation, as fog or smoke, suspended in the air. 2. a substance in gaseous form that is below its critical temperature. 3. a substance converted into vapor for technical or medicinal uses. 4. a combination of a vaporized substance and air.
or US vapor (ˈveɪpə ) noun. 1. particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc. 2. a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature. Compare gas (sense 3) 3. a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point.
VAPOUR definition: many small drops of liquid in the air, which look like a cloud. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "VAPOUR": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point. rare. something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence. the vapoursarchaic. a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach.
