water vapor en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.
Water vapor was found in the atmosphere of K2-18b, one of hundreds of "super-Earths" - worlds ranging in size between Earth and Neptune - documented in a growing new field of astronomy devoted to the exploration of so-called exoplanets elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy.
2019 September 11, Barbara Goldberg, “Water found in atmosphere of planet beyond our solar system”, in Steve Gorman, Lisa Shumaker, editors, Reuters, sourced from LONDON (Reuters), archived from the original on 16 May 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere. ▸ Steam.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| water vapors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| water vapour | alternative | lexicographic |
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izh vesihöyry (water in a gaseous state) · es [el] agua gaseosa / gaseiforme (water in a gaseous state) · el ατμός (water in a gaseous state) · ja 蒸気 (steam) · ar بُخَار مَاء (water in a gaseous state) · sv vattenånga (water in a gaseous state) · it vapore (steam) · fr vapeur (water in a gaseous state) · ro abur (water in a gaseous state) · pt vapor de água (water in a gaseous state) · ro vapori (steam) · mi wairehu (water in a gaseous state) · is eimur (water in a gaseous state) · jv kukus (steam) · es vapor ácueo / acuoso / aguoso (steam) · de Wasserdampf (water in a gaseous state) · nl waterdamp (water in a gaseous state) · el υδρατμός (water in a gaseous state) · id uap air (water in a gaseous state) · ko 수증기 (water in a gaseous state) · vi hơi nước (water in a gaseous state) · fr vapeur (steam) · fr vapeur d'eau (steam) · izh häkä (steam) · hu vízgőz (water in a gaseous state) · fr vapeur d'eau (water in a gaseous state) · fi vesihöyry (water in a gaseous state) · eo akvovaporo (water in a gaseous state) · fi vesihöyry (steam) · hi भाप (water in a gaseous state) · ru пар (steam) · hi भाप (steam) · cs vodní pára (water in a gaseous state) · ro abur (steam) · tr su buharı (water in a gaseous state) · jv uwab (steam) · ro vapori de apă (water in a gaseous state) · pl para wodna (water in a gaseous state) · it vapore acqueo (water in a gaseous state) · unm eholèk (water in a gaseous state) · is loftraki (water in a gaseous state) · gl vapor de auga (water in a gaseous state) · lv ūdens tvaiks (water in a gaseous state) · ms wap air (water in a gaseous state) · su saab (water in a gaseous state) · ru водяно́й пар (steam) · izh höyry (steam) · lv ūdens tvaiks (steam) · cmn 水氣 /水气 (water in a gaseous state) · ja 水蒸気 (water in a gaseous state) · da vanddamp (water in a gaseous state) · jv kukus (water in a gaseous state) · de Dampf (steam) · hu vízpára (water in a gaseous state) · jv uwab (water in a gaseous state) · ru водяно́й пар (water in a gaseous state) · pl para (steam) · is vatnsgufa (water in a gaseous state)