Associations to the word «Vapor»

Wiktionary

VAPOR, noun. Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
VAPOR, noun. The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
VAPOR, verb. (intransitive) To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
VAPOR, verb. (transitive) To turn into vapor.
VAPOR, verb. (intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
VAPOR PRESSURE, noun. (physics) The pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases.
VAPOR RETARDER, noun. A layer of material or a laminate used to appreciably reduce the flow of water vapor into a roof assembly.
VAPOR TRAIL, noun. US spelling of vapour trail

Dictionary definition

VAPOR, noun. A visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance.
VAPOR, noun. The process of becoming a vapor.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats