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VAPOUR PRESSURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
Synonyms:
vapor pressure; vapour pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("vapour pressure" is a kind of...):
force per unit area; pressure; pressure level (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))
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