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Verb
/ˈvāpər/,
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vapours, plural; vapors, plural;
  1. Talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way
    • - he was vaporing on about the days of his youth
Noun
  1. A substance diffused or suspended in the air, esp. one normally liquid or solid
    • - dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapor
    • - chemical vapors
  2. A gaseous substance that is below its critical temperature, and can therefore be liquefied by pressure alone

  3. A sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression

  1. a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
  2. vaporization: the process of becoming a vapor
  3. (vapors) blues: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
  4. A vapor (American spelling) or vapour (see spelling differences) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature. This means that the vapor can be condensed to a liquid or to a solid by increasing its pressure without reducing the temperature.
  5. Vapor is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He works for the villanous Cobra Command, a terroristic group.
  6. Vapor (Ann Darnell) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared as a member of the villainous group, the U-Foes. She is the sister of teammate, X-Ray.
  7. VAPOR (Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers) is a software package developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in collaboration with U.C. Davis and Ohio State University. ...
  8. (Vapors (illness)) The term referring to illnesses known as Vapours (or vapors) is an archaic form for certain mental or physical states, such as hysteria, mania, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, fainting, withdrawal syndrome, mood swings or PMS, ascribed primarily to women and thought to ...
  9. (Vapors (seaQuest DSV)) "Vapors" is the fifth episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. It was originally shown on October 9, 1994.
  10. Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air; The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid; To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor; To turn into vapor; To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster
  11. (Vapors) The gaseous form of any substance that is usually a liquid or a solid. Most liquids vaporize continually. The rate of evaporation increases as the temperature rises. Vapors are easily inhaled.
  12. (vapors) Gas or fumes that can be irritating or physically harmful when inhaled.
  13. Term used to describe moisture laden air.
  14. The gaseous form of any substance.
  15. The gas given off by substances that are solids or liquids at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperatures. Vapor Dispersion: The movement of vapor clouds or plumes in the air due to wind, gravity, spreading, and mixing.
  16. ‚ A substance in the gas state that is below its critical temperature but still suspended in air. It is possible for a vapor to be liquefied by increased pressure. Vapors are usually not visible. [Environmental Pollution; v123; 413-425; 2003.] [Atmospheric Environment; v37; 1223-1230; 2003.]
  17. the gaseous state of a material normally encountered as a liquid or solid.
  18. a dewymiste / as the smoke of a sethynge pott.
  19. a substance in the form of a gas having no Fixed shape.
  20. any gas below its critical temperature; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist, fumes, or smoke, suspended in the air.
  21. a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air
  22. The gaseous state of a substance that is a solid or liquid at normal temperature and pressure.
  23. Materials that exist in the atmosphere in the form of gas. Often refers to water vapor.
  24. implies a gas that is not far from a state of condensation.
  25. another word for gas. Vapor is the word used to describe gases that are usually found as liquids, such as water.