Vapour Definition

vāpər
noun

Vapor.

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Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

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The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

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Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
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(dated) Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.

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verb
(intransitive) To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour.
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To turn into vapour.
To vapour away a heated fluid.
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(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

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To emit vapour or fumes.
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(intransitive) To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour.
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Other Word Forms of Vapour

Noun

Singular:
vapour
Plural:
vapours

Origin of Vapour

  • From Old French, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat")

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Vapour Sentence Examples

  • It is very volatile, the vapour being heavy and very inflammable.

  • The freezing points and vapour pressures of solutions of sugar are also in conformity with the theoretical numbers.

  • Either they are placed in a leaden cupboard into which the vapour is introduced, or they are dipped for a few seconds in a mixture of one part of chloride of sulphur and forty parts of carbon disulphide or purified light petroleum.

  • The platinum is maintained at a bright red heat, either by a gas flame or by an electric furnace, and the vapour is passed over it by leading in a current of oxygen.

  • It possesses an extremely pungent smell, and its vapour is extremely irritating to the eyes.

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Words Starting With

VVAVAP

Words Ending With

RUROUR

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Words Starting With V and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With R