Meaning & use

vapor

noun·Academic

A substance in the form of a gas, especially one that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature.

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Steam is water vapor that has been heated until it rises into the air.

Vapor rose slowly from the hot spring on the cold morning air.

A note on using this word

American English spells it "vapor"; British English spells it "vapour."

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