Meanings
nounvapor pressure (countable and uncountable, plural vapor pressures)
plural vapor pressures · alternative UK vapour pressure
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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Translations
Afrikaans dampdruk
- dampdrukpressure that a vapor exerts
Chinese Mandarin 蒸氣壓 /蒸气压
- 蒸氣壓 /蒸气压 (zhēngqìyā)pressure that a vapor exerts
Estonian auru rõhk
- auru rõhkpressure that a vapor exerts
Finnish höyrynpaine
- höyrynpainepressure that a vapor exerts
French pression de la vapeur
- pression de la vapeurpressure that a vapor exerts
German Dampfdruck
- Dampfdruckpressure that a vapor exerts
Icelandic gufuþrýstingur
- gufuþrýstingurpressure that a vapor exerts
Japanese 蒸気圧
- 蒸気圧 (jōkiatsu)pressure that a vapor exerts
Polish ciśnienie pary
- ciśnienie parypressure that a vapor exerts
Spanish presión de vapor
- presión de vaporpressure that a vapor exerts
Swedish ångtryck
- ångtryckpressure that a vapor exerts
Tagalog singawing diin
- singawing diinpressure that a vapor exerts
Turkish buhar basıncı
- buhar basıncıpressure that a vapor exerts
Cite this entry
APA
vapor pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20pressure
MLA
“vapor pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20pressure. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vapor pressure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20pressure.
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