vapor tension

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noun

the maximum vapor pressure possible, at a given temperature, in a system composed of a liquid or solid substance in contact with the vapor of that substance.

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Origin of vapor tension

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby vapor tension

vaporize, vaporizer, vapor lock, vaporous, vapor pressure, vapor tension, vapor trail, vaporware, vapory, vapour, vapour density

How to use vapor tension in a sentence

Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But still the Middle East conflict does cause tension between many in these two communities.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This tension was not well received at the Vatican,” according to Tosatti.
Is The Pope Unprotected Now That He’s Fired the Head of the Swiss Guards?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That's a step forward from the tension of the past two years.
Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit|Jake Adelstein|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The increasing tension between Obama's team and Bibi's reflects this basic divergence in interests.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The controlling leaders being out of gear the machine did not run smoothly: there was nothing but friction and tension.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It depends upon the fact that bile acids lower surface tension.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
During so long drawn out a suspense I tried to ease the tension by dictation.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He crouched, nerves and muscles tense, controled in spite of the torturous cloud of scalding vapor that pressed close to him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various