water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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When plumes of water vapor from Saturn's moon Enceladus spew into space, that water vapor freezes and snows back onto the icy moon's surface, but those snowflakes would, according to previous theories, not have the intricate structure of snowflakes on Earth.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That's because the sweat on one's body doesn't have any place to evaporate off the skin because the air is already so full of water vapor.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 20 June 2025
The name is completely accurate; somehow, D.S. & Durga managed to capture the scent of water vapor, which brings to mind theme-park vacations and concrete after rain.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 May 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That's because the sweat on one's body doesn't have any place to evaporate off the skin because the air is already so full of water vapor.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 20 June 2025
The name is completely accurate; somehow, D.S. & Durga managed to capture the scent of water vapor, which brings to mind theme-park vacations and concrete after rain.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 May 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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