VAPOR PRESSURE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

vapor pressure; vapour pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("vapor pressure" is a kind of...):

force per unit area; pressure; pressure level (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))

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