Meaning of vapour | Babel Free
Definitions
- British standard spelling of vapor
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British standard spelling of vapor. countable, uncountable
- to (cause to) change into a gas-like state. verdamp يُبَخِّر، يُحَوِّل إلى بُخار изпарявам се vaporizar vypařovat se verdampfen fordampe εξατμίζω, εξατμίζομαι vaporizar, evaporar; esfumar aurustama, aurustuma بخار کردن höyrystyä vaporiser לְאֶדוֹת भाप बनाना isparavati (el)párolog menguap breyta(st) í gufu vaporizzare 気化する 기화하다 išgarinti, išgaruoti iztvaikot; izgarot mengewap verdampenfordampe odparować, wyparować vaporizar a (se) evapora испарять vyparovať sa spremeniti v paro ispariti förång...
- (General Physics) particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc
- (General Physics) a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature. Compare gas3
- (General Physics) a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point
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rare something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence rare
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the vapours archaic a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach archaic
- (General Physics) to evaporate or cause to evaporate; vaporize
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(intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag intr
- a visible exhalation, as fog or smoke, suspended in the air.
- a substance in gaseous form that is below its critical temperature.
Equivalents
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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