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water vapor

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aqueous vapor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vapor, water

2

noun

Meaning 2

Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.

Steam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aqueous vapor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vapor, water

3

noun

Meaning 3

water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water vapour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vapor, vapour

Narrower terms: spray

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُخَار مَاء (buḵār māʔ) — water in a gaseous state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水氣 /水气 (shuǐqì) — water in a gaseous state
  • Czech: vodní pára — water in a gaseous state
  • Danish: vanddamp — water in a gaseous state
  • Dutch: waterdamp — water in a gaseous state
  • Esperanto: akvovaporo — water in a gaseous state
  • Finnish: vesihöyry — water in a gaseous state
  • French: vapeur — water in a gaseous state
  • French: vapeur d'eau — water in a gaseous state
  • Galician: vapor de auga — water in a gaseous state
  • German: Wasserdampf — water in a gaseous state
  • Greek: ατμός (atmós) — water in a gaseous state
  • Greek: υδρατμός (ydratmós) — water in a gaseous state
  • Hindi: भाप (bhāp) — water in a gaseous state
  • Hungarian: vízgőz — water in a gaseous state
  • Hungarian: vízpára — water in a gaseous state
  • Icelandic: loftraki — water in a gaseous state
  • Icelandic: vatnsgufa — water in a gaseous state
  • Icelandic: eimur — water in a gaseous state
  • Indonesian: uap air — water in a gaseous state
  • Ingrian: vesihöyry — water in a gaseous state
  • Italian: vapore acqueo — water in a gaseous state
  • Japanese: 水蒸気 (suijōki) — water in a gaseous state
  • Javanese: kukus — water in a gaseous state
  • Javanese: uwab — water in a gaseous state
  • Korean: 수증기 (sujeunggi) — water in a gaseous state
  • Latvian: ūdens tvaiks — water in a gaseous state
  • Malay: wap air — water in a gaseous state
  • Māori: wairehu — water in a gaseous state
  • Polish: para wodna — water in a gaseous state
  • Portuguese: vapor de água — water in a gaseous state
  • Romanian: abur — water in a gaseous state
  • Romanian: vapori de apă — water in a gaseous state
  • Russian: водяно́й пар (vodjanój par) — water in a gaseous state
  • Spanish: [el] agua gaseosa / gaseiforme — water in a gaseous state
  • Sundanese: saab — water in a gaseous state
  • Swedish: vattenånga — water in a gaseous state
  • Turkish: su buharı — water in a gaseous state
  • Unami: eholèk — water in a gaseous state
  • Vietnamese: hơi nước — water in a gaseous state
  • Finnish: vesihöyry — steam
  • French: vapeur — steam
  • French: vapeur d'eau — steam
  • German: Dampf — steam
  • Hindi: भाप (bhāp) — steam
  • Ingrian: höyry — steam
  • Ingrian: häkä — steam
  • Italian: vapore — steam
  • Japanese: 蒸気 (jōki) — steam
  • Javanese: kukus — steam
  • Javanese: uwab — steam
  • Latvian: ūdens tvaiks — steam
  • Polish: para — steam
  • Romanian: abur — steam
  • Romanian: vapori — steam
  • Russian: водяно́й пар (vodjanój par) — steam
  • Russian: пар (par) — steam
  • Spanish: vapor ácueo / acuoso / aguoso — steam