water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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The research team also noted the presence of water vapor in the atmosphere, which helps give the team a better idea of the exoplanet’s composition.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
So one way to narrow down the list of potential candidates is to focus on the ability of a planet to host life, mainly in the form of water vapor in its atmosphere.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Everywhere, the planet showed signs of heat swoon last year, with record high levels of water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; record low expanses of sea ice around Antarctica; and record oceanic temperatures in the North Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
As the water vapor rises, the salt is left behind, ensuring that only purified water is collected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
So one way to narrow down the list of potential candidates is to focus on the ability of a planet to host life, mainly in the form of water vapor in its atmosphere.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Everywhere, the planet showed signs of heat swoon last year, with record high levels of water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; record low expanses of sea ice around Antarctica; and record oceanic temperatures in the North Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
As the water vapor rises, the salt is left behind, ensuring that only purified water is collected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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