Definitions for vaporˈveɪ pər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
va•porˈveɪ pər(n.)
a visible exhalation, as fog or smoke, suspended in the air.
Category: Meteorology
a substance in gaseous form that is below its critical temperature.
Category: Physics
a substance converted into vapor for technical or medicinal uses.
a combination of a vaporized substance and air.
gaseous particles of drugs that can be inhaled as a therapeutic agent.
Archaic. a strange, senseless, or fantastic notion. something insubstantial.
vapors, Archaic. mental depression or hypochondria. injurious exhalations supposed to be produced within the body, esp. in the stomach.
(v.i.)to rise in the form of vapor.
to emit vapor.
to talk pompously.
Ref: Also, esp. Brit., vapour.
Origin of vapor:
1325–75; < L vapor steam
va′por•y(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vapor, vapour(noun)
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation(noun)
the process of becoming a vapor
Wiktionary
vapor(Noun)
Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
vapor(Noun)
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
vapor(Verb)
To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
vapor(Verb)
To turn into vapor.
vapor(Verb)
To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
Origin: From vapor.
Webster Dictionary
Vapor(noun)
any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid
Vapor(noun)
in a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc
Vapor(noun)
wind; flatulence
Vapor(noun)
something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting
Vapor(noun)
an old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues
Vapor(noun)
a medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor
Vapor(noun)
to pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate
Vapor(noun)
to emit vapor or fumes
Vapor(noun)
to talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag
Vapor(verb)
to send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid
Translations for vapor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
steam(noun)
a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid
Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; (also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.
- stoomAfrikaans
- بُخار الماءArabic
- изпарениеBulgarian
- vaporPortuguese (BR)
- pára; parníCzech
- der Dampf, Dampf-...German
- damp; damp-; em; em-Danish
- ατμόςGreek
- aurEstonian
- بخار ��بFarsi
- höyryFinnish
- (à/de) vapeurFrench
- אֵדִיםHebrew
- भाप, वाष्पHindi
- para, isparivanjeCroatian
- gőzHungarian
- uapIndonesian
- gufaIcelandic
- vapore; di vaporeItalian
- 蒸気Japanese
- 수증기Korean
- garasLithuanian
- tvaiks; garaiņiLatvian
- wapMalay
- stoomDutch
- vanndampNorwegian
- paraPolish
- vaporPortuguese
- aburRomanian
- парRussian
- para; parnýSlovak
- paraSlovenian
- paraSerbian
- ångaSwedish
- ไอน้ำThai
- buharTurkish
- 蒸氣Chinese (Trad.)
- параUkrainian
- بھاپUrdu
- hơi nướcVietnamese
- 蒸气Chinese (Simp.)
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