vapor

CEFRB2

/ˈveɪpə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A gas or mist formed from a liquid or solid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.

Examples

  • A cloud is a mass of vapor.

  • Water changes into vapor when it is heated.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

  2. Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

  3. Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.

More examples

In context

  • Jan 13, 1732, John Arbuthnot, letter to Jonathan Swift He talks me into a fit of vapours twice or thrice a week.

  • to vapor away a heated fluid

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat”).