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water vapor

water vapor noun: water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.

water vapor: water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere
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Noun

water vapor (countable and uncountable, plural water vapors)

  1. Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.
    • Water vapor was found in the atmosphere of K2-18b, one of hundreds of "super-Earths" - worlds ranging in size between Earth and Neptune - documented in a growing new field of astronomy devoted to the exploration of so-called exoplanets elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy.2019 September 11, Barbara Goldberg, “Water found in atmosphere of planet beyond our solar system”, in Steve Gorman, Lisa Shumaker, editors, Reuters, sourced from LONDON (Reuters), archived from the...
    Synonyms:
    aqueous vapor
    1. Steam.

water vapor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

water vapor in Hindi

water in a gaseous state
भाप bhāp
steam
भाप bhāp

water vapor in Tamil

நீர் ஆவி

water vapor in Arabic

water in a gaseous state
بُخَار مَاء buḵār māʔ

water vapor in Malay

water in a gaseous state
wap air
More languagesFewer languages
water vapor in Indonesian
uap air
water vapor in Vietnamese
hơi nước

Synonyms of water vapor

Forms of water vapor

pluralwater vapors
alternative formwater vapour

Questions about water vapor

What does water vapor mean?
Water vapor means water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.
What is water vapor in Hindi?
Water vapor in Hindi is भाप (bhāp). See Water vapor meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is water vapor?
Water vapor is a noun.
What is the plural of water vapor?
The plural of water vapor is water vapors.

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