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vaporescence

American  
[vey-puh-res-uhns] / ˌveɪ pəˈrɛs əns /

noun

  1. production or formation of vapor.

vaporescence British  
/ ˌveɪpəˈrɛsəns /

noun

  1. the production or formation of vapour

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Other Word Forms

  • vaporescent adjective

Etymology

Origin of vaporescence

First recorded in 1835–45; vapor + -escence

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And it is by this kind of vaporescence, so to speak, by this flat, misty, unison of parts, that nature, and her faithful followers, are enabled to keep the eye in perfect repose in the midst of profusion, and to display beauty of form, wherever they choose, to the greatest possible advantage, by throwing it across some quiet, visionary passage of dimness and rest.

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