saturated vapor

noun

, Thermodynamics.

1. a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure.

Example Sentences

"Live steam" is simply water-saturated vapor at a pressure usually above atmospheric.

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The relative humidity is simply the ratio of the vapor pressure at the dew point to the pressure of saturated vapor (see Fig. 30).

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It is based on the principle that the pressure of any saturated vapor corresponds to its temperature.

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