Vapor Meaning
/ˈveɪpə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounCloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
nounThe gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
Sentence Examples
Water changes into vapor when it is heated.
A cloud is a mass of vapor.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hot water released steam and ____ into the cold air.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The water turned into ____ when it reached its boiling point and started to escape from the open kettle today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air."
— 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:
"Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer."
— 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
"For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 4:14:
"I am at this present very sick of my little vapour of fame."
— 1781, Horace Walpole, " ":
"The press operates as a safety-valve for the vapor of popular ebullision."
— 1822, Charles Perkins, An Oration, page 19:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hot water released steam and ____ into the cold air.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The water turned into ____ when it reached its boiling point and started to escape from the open kettle today.