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vapor pressure

 

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Noun vapor pressure has 1 sense
  1. vapor pressure, vapour pressure - the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
    --1 is a kind of pressure, pressure level, force per unit area

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Vapor Pressure

Noun: Vapor pressure refers to the pressure exerted by the vapor of a substance at a specific temperature and within a confined space.

Example sentence: The vapor pressure of water increases as the temperature rises, which is why it evaporates more quickly on a hot day.

Adjective: Vapor pressure can be used as an adjective to describe substances or systems that exhibit a high or low tendency to vaporize.

Example sentence: The volatile chemical has a high vapor pressure, making it easily evaporate even at low temperatures.

Verb: Vapor pressure can also be used as a verb to describe the action of exerting pressure as a vapor.

Example sentence: The water molecules vaporize and vapor pressure fills the closed container.

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