Definition Definition

vapor - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vapor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vapor [ n.]
- Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.
- In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc.
- Wind; flatulence.
- Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
- An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues.
- A medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor.
- To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate.
- To emit vapor or fumes.
- To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.
2 . Vapor [ v. t.]
- To send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid.

Nearby Words:

vap vapid vapidity vaporability vaporable vaporate vaporation vapored vaporer vaporiferous

See 'vapor' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Related Definitions

  • Acid vapor canister
    Acid vapor canister— special purpose canister consisting of a yellow, rectangularly shaped body containing a chemical filling, used to protect personnel ...
  • Evaporative control canister
    Evaporative control canister is a device that captures raw fuel vapors (hydrocarbons) from a vehicles fuel tank and carburetor bowl before they
  • Evaporative control canister filter
    Evaporative control canister filter is a filter on the evaporative control canister that filters incoming air as fuel vapors contained in the canister
  • Evaporative control system
    Evaporative control system is an emission control system that prevents raw fuel vapors from entering the atmosphere.

Categories

Browse Dictionary