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vapour

/ˈveɪ.pə/

/ˈveɪ.pɚ/

Translations

vapournoun

vapours

пар

The bathroom mirror was covered in vapour after the hot shower.

Зеркало в ванной было покрыто паром после горячего душа.

испарение

The scientist studied the vapour rising from the liquid nitrogen.

Учёный изучал испарение, поднимающееся от жидкого азота.

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vapourverb

vapoured

Past Simple

vapoured

Past Participle

vapouring

Gerund

/ˈveɪ.pə/

/ˈveɪ.pɚ/

испаряться

Water begins to vapour when heated.

Вода начинает испаряться при нагревании.

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vapouradjective

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or consisting of vapor (e.g., vapour pressure).

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Definitions

vapournoun

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.

The morning air was filled with the vapour from the nearby lake.

A visible exhalation, such as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air.

The vapour from the boiling pot filled the kitchen.

A gaseous state of a substance that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature.

Water vapour is a key component of the Earth's atmosphere.

(archaic, usually plural) A fit of faintness, depression, or hysteria.

She was said to have taken to her bed with the vapours.

vapourverb

(intransitive or transitive) To dissipate or cause to dissipate as vapor; to vaporize.

As the sun rose higher, the dew vapoured off the meadow.

To boast or brag about something in a way that is considered empty or insubstantial.

He tends to vapour about his achievements without much evidence to back them up.

vapouradjective

Relating to, consisting of, or producing vapor.

The engineer calculated the vapour pressure of the substance.