vapor
[ vey-per ]
/ ˈveɪ pər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cause to rise or pass off in, or as if in, vapor; vaporize.
Archaic.
to affect with vapors; depress.
verb (used without object)
Also
especially British,
va·pour.
Origin of vapor
1325–75; Middle English
vapour < Latin
vapor steam
OTHER WORDS FROM vapor
Words nearby vapor
vanzetti,
vape,
vape pen,
vaphio,
vapid,
vapor,
vapor barrier,
vapor lock,
vapor pressure,
vapor tension,
vapor trail
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Medical definitions for vapor
vapor
[ vā′pər ]
n.
Scientific definitions for vapor
vapor
[ vā′pər ]
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature, such as water that has evaporated into the air. See more at vapor pressure. See also water vapor.
A faintly visible suspension of fine particles of matter in the air, as mist, fumes, or smoke.
A mixture of fine droplets of a substance and air, as the fuel mixture of an internal-combustion engine.