water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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Earth’s early atmosphere was mainly a toxic mix of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water vapor.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
If the surface is at least 400° Fahrenheit (well above the boiling point of water), cushions of water vapor, or steam, form underneath them, keeping them levitated.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
And emerging from those gently wafting clouds of water vapor are dishes that are every bit as arresting as those seared over high heat.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2025
These variations from the star can also distort estimates of how much water vapor, for instance, is in a planet’s atmosphere.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
If the surface is at least 400° Fahrenheit (well above the boiling point of water), cushions of water vapor, or steam, form underneath them, keeping them levitated.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
And emerging from those gently wafting clouds of water vapor are dishes that are every bit as arresting as those seared over high heat.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2025
These variations from the star can also distort estimates of how much water vapor, for instance, is in a planet’s atmosphere.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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