vapour
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pər
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vapour or vapor (ˈveɪpə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc |
| 2. | Compare gas a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature |
| 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. | archaic the vapours a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to evaporate or cause to evaporate; vaporize |
| 7. | (intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag |
| [C14: from Latin vapor] | |
| vapor or vapor | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: from Latin vapor] | |
| 'vapourable or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vaporable or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| vapoura'bility or vapor | |
| —n | |
| vapora'bility or vapor | |
| —n | |
| 'vapourer or vapor | |
| —n | |
| 'vaporer or vapor | |
| —n | |
| 'vapourish or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vaporish or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vapourless or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vaporless or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vapour-like or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vapor-like or vapor | |
| —adj | |
| 'vapoury or vapor | |
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| 'vapory or vapor | |
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Vapour
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
In a sense, it has seeded the cloud, allowing the droplets-the services that make up the electronic vapour-to form.
They then condense the vapour-a process that requires electricity.
Hotter air holds more water vapour, and so can produce more rain.
Obviously not, but water vapour is a greenhouse gas.
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