vapour
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
vapour (countable and uncountable, plural vapours)
Verb[edit]
vapour (third-person singular simple present vapours, present participle vapouring, simple past and past participle vapoured)
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vapour, from Latin vapor.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vapour (plural vapours)
- Fumes or vapour; a visible gaseous emission:
- Heated air; air of a high temperature.
- (physiology) A noxious bodily fume believed to be the cause of maladies.
- (rare) A airborne smell; a nasal sensation transmitted via the air.
- (rare) Effect, emanation.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “vā̆pǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-01.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
vapour
- Alternative form of vapouren
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- enm:Air
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- enm:Temperature
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