water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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The aim is to use the observatory to directly image these worlds and analyze their atmospheres to search for signs of oxygen, methane and water vapor—key indicators of habitability.
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Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
It is predicted to make atmospheric rivers — narrow highways of concentrated water vapor in the mid-troposphere — even wetter in coming years.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Atmospheric river storms are long plumes of water vapor that can pour over from the Pacific Ocean into California.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
The means how much precipitation there would be if the water vapor in the air turned into rain.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
It is predicted to make atmospheric rivers — narrow highways of concentrated water vapor in the mid-troposphere — even wetter in coming years.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Atmospheric river storms are long plumes of water vapor that can pour over from the Pacific Ocean into California.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
The means how much precipitation there would be if the water vapor in the air turned into rain.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water vapor
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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