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va·por
 vapor
- pronunciation:
- veI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
tiny particles of a liquid or solid suspended in or diffused through air or gas, such as smoke or mist.
- synonyms:
- mist
- similar words:
- fog, fumes, haze, miasma, moisture, smoke, spray, steam
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| definition 2: |
in physics or chemistry, particles of a substance distributed as a gas below the substance's actual boiling point.
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| definition 3: |
a liquid or solid brought to a gaseous state by heat, a drop in pressure, or the like.
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| definition 4: |
the mixture of gasoline droplets and air burned in an internal combustion engine.
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| related words: |
cloud, fume, wet |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vapored, vaporing, vapors |
| definition: |
to cause to rise or diffuse as a vapor; vaporize; evaporate.
- synonyms:
- evaporate, vaporize, volatilize
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to rise or diffuse as a vapor; evaporate.
- synonyms:
- evaporate, vaporize, volatilize
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| definition 2: |
to emit or give rise to vapor; atomize.
- similar words:
- steam
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| derivations: |
vaporable (adj.), vaporlike (adj.) |
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