Vapor (Noun)
Meaning 1
A visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- A dense vapor hung in the valley below, a thick fog obscuring everything.
- After taking a hot shower, a layer of vapor clung to the mirror.
- Water vapor was seen rising from the top of the cooling tower at the nuclear plant.
- Heat turned the puddles to vapor and cleared the highway in hours.
- Cold air struck the earth as water vapor suddenly formed tiny clouds just off the shore.
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Meaning 2
The process of becoming a vapor.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The kettle began to whistle as the water started turning into vapor.
- The liquid in the beaker slowly rose into the air as it changed into vapor.
- The process of heating the substance caused it to turn into a vapor.
- As the ice melted, it began to rise into the air as a vapor.
- The steam engine relied on the conversion of water into vapor to generate power.