vapour pressure
Britishnoun
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One of the most important is a measure of how much moisture the atmosphere can extract from the land, known as the "vapour pressure deficit".
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
When the components are completely immiscible, the vapour pressure of the one is not influenced by the presence of the other.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
In general, when the substance to be distilled has a vapour pressure of only 10 mm. at 100� C., distillation with steam can be adopted, if the product can be subsequently separated from the water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
In contact with a solvent a metal is supposed to possess a definite solution pressure, analogous to the vapour pressure of a liquid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
Thermodynamic theory also indicates a connexion between the osmotic pressure of a solution and the depression of its freezing point and its vapour pressure compared with those of the pure solvent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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