vapor

Noun
  1. A visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance (synset 115080200)
    is a type of: suspension - a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
    subtypes:
    • steam - water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
    • water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
    same as: vapour
  2. The process of becoming a vapor (synset 113593639)
    is a type of: phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
    subtypes:
    • boiling - the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
    • clouding, clouding up - the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
    • smoke, smoking - a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
    same as: evaporation, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour

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