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water vapor
noun
- a dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation at ambient temperatures rather than by boiling. Compare steam ( def 2 ).
water vapor
- Water in its gaseous state, especially in the atmosphere and at a temperature below the boiling point. Water vapor in the atmosphere serves as the raw material for cloud and rain formation. It also helps regulate the Earth's temperature by reflecting and scattering radiation from the Sun and by absorbing the Earth's infrared radiation.
- See also vapor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water vapor1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
So which influence wins out—increasing water vapor or decreasing wind shear?
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That's not including water vapor, of which there is a fair amount.
From Project Gutenberg
The Enterprise had taken damage in the last exchange; Koreff's spectroscopes showed her halo-ed with air and water vapor.
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The next most abundant product of the fermentation is water vapor which can often be seen passing off in clouds of steam.
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In the case just cited, the union of two volumes of hydrogen and one of oxygen results in precisely two volumes of water vapor.
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The presence of some water vapor in the air is absolutely necessary to animal and plant life.
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