Meaning of "steam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STEAM

Old English; related to Dutch stoom steam, perhaps to Old High German stioban to raise dust, Gothic stubjus dust.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STEAM

steam  [stiːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAM

Steam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb steam in English.

WHAT DOES STEAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steam

Steam is the technical term for the gaseous phase of water, which is formed when water boils. Technically speaking, in terms of the chemistry and physics, steam is invisible and cannot be seen; however, in common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist or aerosol of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses in the presence of air. At lower pressures, such as in the upper atmosphere or at the top of high mountains water boils at a lower temperature than the nominal 100 °C at standard temperature and pressure. If heated further it becomes superheated steam. The enthalpy of vaporization is the energy required to turn water into the gaseous form when it increases in volume by 1,700 times at standard temperature and pressure; this change in volume can be converted into mechanical work by steam engines such as reciprocating piston type engines and steam turbines, which are a sub-group of steam engines. Piston type steam engines played a central role to the Industrial Revolution and modern steam turbines are used to generate more than 80% of the world's electricity.

Definition of steam in the English dictionary

The first definition of steam in the dictionary is the gas or vapour into which water is changed when boiled. Other definition of steam is the mist formed when such gas or vapour condenses in the atmosphere. Steam is also any vaporous exhalation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STEAM

PRESENT

Present

I steam

you steam

he/she/it steams

we steam

you steam

they steam

Present continuous

I am steaming

you are steaming

he/she/it is steaming

we are steaming

you are steaming

they are steaming

Present perfect

I have steamed

you have steamed

he/she/it has steamed

we have steamed

you have steamed

they have steamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been steaming

you have been steaming

he/she/it has been steaming

we have been steaming

you have been steaming

they have been steaming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I steamed

you steamed

he/she/it steamed

we steamed

you steamed

they steamed

Past continuous

I was steaming

you were steaming

he/she/it was steaming

we were steaming

you were steaming

they were steaming

Past perfect

I had steamed

you had steamed

he/she/it had steamed

we had steamed

you had steamed

they had steamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been steaming

you had been steaming

he/she/it had been steaming

we had been steaming

you had been steaming

they had been steaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will steam

you will steam

he/she/it will steam

we will steam

you will steam

they will steam

Future continuous

I will be steaming

you will be steaming

he/she/it will be steaming

we will be steaming

you will be steaming

they will be steaming

Future perfect

I will have steamed

you will have steamed

he/she/it will have steamed

we will have steamed

you will have steamed

they will have steamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been steaming

you will have been steaming

he/she/it will have been steaming

we will have been steaming

you will have been steaming

they will have been steaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would steam

you would steam

he/she/it would steam

we would steam

you would steam

they would steam

Conditional continuous

I would be steaming

you would be steaming

he/she/it would be steaming

we would be steaming

you would be steaming

they would be steaming

Conditional perfect

I would have steam

you would have steam

he/she/it would have steam

we would have steam

you would have steam

they would have steam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been steaming

you would have been steaming

he/she/it would have been steaming

we would have been steaming

you would have been steaming

they would have been steaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you steam
we let´s steam
you steam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to steam

Past participle

steamed

Present Participle

steaming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STEAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «steam» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of steam

condensation · drive · energy · forcefulness · get-up-and-go · go · liveliness · mist · moisture · pep · power · stamina · strength · vapour · verve · vigour · vim · vitality · vivacity · welly · zeal · zest · zip

TRANSLATION OF STEAM

Find out the translation of steam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of steam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蒸汽
• Translator English - Spanish: vapor
• English: steam
• Translator English - Hindi: भाप
• Translator English - Arabic: بُخَار
• Translator English - Russian: пар
• Translator English - Portuguese: vapor
• Translator English - Bengali: বাষ্প
• Translator English - French: vapeur
• Translator English - Malay: Wap
• Translator English - German: Dampf
• Translator English - Japanese: 蒸気
• Translator English - Korean: 수증기
• Translator English - Javanese: Uap
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hơi nước
• Translator English - Tamil: நீராவி
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टीम
• Translator English - Turkish: buhar
• Translator English - Italian: vapore
• Translator English - Polish: para
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пара
• Translator English - Romanian: abur
• Translator English - Greek: ατμός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stoom
• Translator English - Swedish: ånga
• Translator English - Norwegian: damp

10 QUOTES WITH «STEAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word steam.

1

Gautam Adani

The upward revision of import duty, from 1 per cent to over 4 per cent on steam coal imports, will adversely impact the industry, as it will lead to increase in cost of power generation.

2

Nina Arianda

I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.'

3

Charles Babbage

A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power.

4

Julian Baggini

Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here has never been about blood or genes. It's simply about being at home on this discrete island and being aware of the privileges and responsibilities that brings.

5

Colin Baker

As any actor will tell you, the hardest thing to do is small parts, because you focus all your attention and concentration on that small part. When you're playing the lead part, you don't have time to think about the whole of it, so you just have to steam on and get on with it.

6

Lionel Barber

We don't need to update the paper through the night, so we don't need so many people working anti-social hours producing a newspaper for real-time news. That's the equivalent of the steam age.

7

Vinoba Bhave

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

8

Michael Bond

Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something very special about them - the noise, the smell, the steam coming out everywhere.

9

Erik Brynjolfsson

Electricity is an example of a general purpose technology, like the steam engine before it. General purpose technologies drive most economic growth, because they unleash cascades of complementary innovations, like lightbulbs and, yes, factory redesign.

10

James Buchan

Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAM»

Discover the use of steam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children.

Virginia Lee Burton, 2010

Power from Steam: A History of the Stationary Steam Engine

This is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in fifty years.

Richard L. Hills, 1993

Steam Locomotive Projects & Ideas

Get the basics of modeling and operating steam locomotives! You'll learn to detail, kitbash, paint, and maintain steam locomotives of any scale.

‎2003

A Short History of the Steam Engine

A highly readable history of the stationary steam engine, intelligible to the non-specialist reader and engineer alike.

Henry Winram Dickinson, 2011

Industrial Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators: ...

Filled with over 225 boiler/HRSG operation and design problems, this book covers steam generators and related systems used in process plants, refineries, chemical plants, electrical utilities, and other industrial settings.

V. Ganapathy, 2002

Wet-steam Turbines for Nuclear Power Plants

As traditional fossil fuels are depleted and world demand for power increases, nuclear-generated electricity has a strong future. This volume presents in-depth information essential for plant operators and managers.

Alexander Leyzerovich, 2005

Steam Turbines: Design, Application, and Re-Rating

This new Second Edition offers authoritative information on the operating characteristics, design features, reliability, and maintenance of all steam turbines.

Heinz P. Bloch, Murari Singh, 2008

Steam: The Untold Story of America's First Great Invention

"An absorbing and enlightening tale of 'Yankee ingenuity' at the very dawn of the steam age." --John Steele Gordon, author of "A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable" "What a ride!

Andrea J. Sutcliffe, 2004

A Practical Guide to Steam Turbine Technology

The user-oriented handbook focuses on techniques and selection process, as well as analysis problems, prevention, and maintenance and troubleshooting techniques.

Heinz P. Bloch, 1996

Steam Plant Calculations Manual, Second Edition, Revised and ...

Calculations pertaining to emissions, boiler efficiency, circulation and heat transfer equipment design and performance are provided. Solutions to 70 new problems are featured in this edition.

Ganapathy, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steam is used in the context of the following news items.

Steam Refunds: Friend or Foe?

Last week Steam added a refund procedure that allows you to get a full refund on any Steam game you've purchased in the last 14 days, for any reason, as long ... «TechSpot, Jun 15»

Valve officially pins down a Steam Machine launch date

UPDATED, 11:30 AM PDT: Valve also clarified that consumers can preorder Steam Machines through Steam itself, not just GameStop. Also, other OEMs will ... «PCWorld, Jun 15»

Steam now offering refunds for games purchased online

Steam has often been criticized for the fact that the buyer has little recourse if a game they purchased either doesn't work or turns out to be terrible. That's about ... «Polygon, Jun 15»

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is officially coming to Steam

Square Enix has been on a Steam bender lately. The latest Final Fantasy game to hit the service is going to be Type-0 HD, which the publisher just announced ... «Destructoid, Jun 15»

Lego just launched a Minecraft competitor on Steam

Called Lego Worlds, the surprise game is available now through Steam "early access," essentially a paid beta program where you can purchase games still in ... «The Verge, Jun 15»

Valve has removed paid mods functionality from Steam Workshop

A representative from Valve has announced that the company will remove Steam Workshop's controversial paid mods functionality. In a post today, Valve ... «PC Gamer, Apr 15»

Valve now enables mod makers to sell their creations on Steam

Valve has implemented a major change to the Steam Workshop that gives modders the option to sell their creations directly to gamers in an open, unregulated ... «PC Gamer, Apr 15»

Valve reveals Steam Link, a $50 box built for Steam in-home game …

When Valve announced Steam Machines last year at CES 2014, one of the main things that stood out was the lack of a cheap, simple machine dedicated solely ... «PCWorld, Mar 15»

This is HTC Vive, the Steam VR headset built by HTC and Valve

Gamers who have been watching Valve will have heard that a Steam VR headset was teased for Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, which is ... «Pocket-lint.com, Mar 15»

Gwyneth Paltrow advises women to 'steam-clean' their vaginas

Gwyneth's at it again, this time raving about the benefits of steam-cleaning her vagina. Yes, you read that correctly: in a recent Goop update Gwyneth says her ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»