vapour

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noun

British standard spelling of vapor.

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vaporvaporizationvaporisationevaporation
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Meanings

nounvapour (countable and uncountable, plural vapours)

plural vapours

  1. countableuncountableBritish standard spelling of vapor.

    A mild vapour is thrown out, and not a hot steam; the invention appears to control the amount of the vapor, and and ^([sic]) even the force of the fire which produces it.

    1847, editorial staff, “Evaporation Grate”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68
verbvapour (third-person singular simple present vapours, present participle vapouring, simple past and past participle vapoured)

present singular third person vapours · participle present vapouring · participle past vapoured · past vapoured

  1. British standard spelling of vapor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

Similar
vapor
Broader
suspension

nounthe process of becoming a vapor

Similar
vaporizationvaporisationvaporevaporation
Broader
phase changephase transitionstate change
Also see
evaporationgasvaporvaporization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

vapour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapour

MLA

“vapour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapour. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vapour,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapour.

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