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PRONUNCIATION OF VAPOROUS

vaporous  [ˈveɪpərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAPOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vaporous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VAPOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vaporous in the English dictionary

The first definition of vaporous in the dictionary is resembling or full of vapour. Other definition of vaporous is lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful. Vaporous is also given to foolish imaginings.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAPOROUS


biparous
ˈbɪpərəs
deiparous
diːˈɪpərəs
fetiparous
fɪˈtɪpərəs
fissiparous
fɪˈsɪpərəs
gemmiparous
dʒɛˈmɪpərəs
larviparous
lɑːˈvɪpərəs
multiparous
mʌlˈtɪpərəs
nulliparous
nʌˈlɪpərəs
omniparous
ɒmˈnɪpərəs
oviparous
əʊˈvɪpərəs
ovoviviparous
ˌəʊvəʊvaɪˈvɪpərəs
primiparous
praɪˈmɪpərəs
pupiparous
pjuːˈpɪpərəs
saporous
ˈseɪpərəs
semioviparous
ˌsɛmɪəʊˈvɪpərəs
sudoriparous
ˌsjuːdəˈrɪpərəs
uniparous
juːˈnɪpərəs
uriniparous
ˌjʊərɪˈnɪpərəs
viperous
ˈvaɪpərəs
viviparous
vɪˈvɪpərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAPOROUS

vaporetto
vaporific
vaporiform
vaporimeter
vaporings
vaporisable
vaporisation
vaporiser
vaporishness
vaporizable
vaporization
vaporize
vaporizer
vaporless
vaporlike
vaporosity
vaporously
vaporousness
vaporware
vapory

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAPOROUS

amorous
carnivorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
insectivorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of vaporous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vaporous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAPOROUS

Find out the translation of vaporous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vaporous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vaporous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒸气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vaporosa
570 millions of speakers

English

vaporous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाप बनाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضبابي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парообразная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vaporosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাষ্পীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaporeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berair
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dampfförmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸気質の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vaporous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầy hơi nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vaporous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाष्पशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buharlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vaporoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пароподібна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vapori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχνός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wasemig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ångformig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vaporous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vaporous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOROUS»

The term «vaporous» is regularly used and occupies the 55.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vaporous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAPOROUS»

Discover the use of vaporous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vaporous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Vaporous Collection of Moments: Short Stories and Essays ...
1. A. Vaporous. Collection. Of. Moments. It will take you just a few moments to read this piece, and I appreciate it, because you'll never get the moments back. Hopefully, you won't feel like you've wasted them. Where do moments go when ...
Dominic Macchiaroli, 2013
2
Power Plant Water Chemistry: A Practical Guide
As unit pressure increases, boiler water chemistry must be more tightly controlled to restrict vaporous carryover. Ultimate limits are reached in once- through units, where concentrations of solids must be below steam saturation values so that ...
Brad Buecker, 1997
3
Fundamentals of Steam Generation Chemistry
Silica is the most well known vaporous carryover product. It is also one of the most troublesome for several reasons. First, it can form tenacious deposits on turbine blades, which can often only be totally removed by sandblasting or chemical ...
Brad Buecker, 2000
4
Vaporous Night: Part II of the Translight Trilogy
But if she goes home, the Spaceman will find her. Does she dare risk it? Does this tale-teller have the skill and wits to stay one step ahead of him?
Deanne E. Gwinn, 2009
5
Sources of mercury in sediments, water, and fish of the ...
Like the calculations for Thermal Reduction Company, Inc., the emission rates were estimated based on the efficiencies of lime injection sorbent in removing RGM and vaporous Hg according to (van Velzen and others, 2002) (Category D).
6
Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, and Hope in Western Literature
(9:7) In each of these passages, the exhortation to joy, feasting, and pro- ductive labor is inferred from the fact that life is vaporous and short. Joy is not a contradiction to the reality of a vaporous world; joy is the “fitting” response to a vaporous ...
Peter J. Leithart, 2006
7
Individualism and Its Discontents: Appropriations of ...
INTRODUCTION. "An. Individualism. of. Vaporous. Spirituality". "Can I teach a course on American individualism without including Emerson?" I confronted this seemingly heretical question a few years ago as I undertook the revision of a ...
Charles E. Mitchell, 1997
8
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
9. In a process for the production of phenol wherein benzene is catalytically reacted in the vapor phase in a halogenation zone with hydrogen halide in the presence of oxygen to produce a vaporous mixture containing monohalobenzene, ...
‎1967
9
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In an apparatus for condensing vaporous fluids, a cotidonsing- chamber; an oblong, transvcrsely-segmcntAl distributing -chamber arranged over the condensing- chamber and provided with outlets formed at different points through the wall ...
United States. Patent Office, 1902
10
Contingency Blues: The Search For Foundations In American ...
It will remain of the least importance to patch up politics, to become infected with social consciousness . . . unless, in some way, personality can be made to release itself on a middle plane between vaporous idealism and self-interested ...
Paul Jay, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAPOROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vaporous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Without debt relief, Greek bailout is doomed to fail
Tsipras already has his work cut out to deliver his part of this vaporous bargain. The Greek parliament has passed two big packages of economic measures, ... «Chicago Tribune, Aug 15»
2
Scientists have measured a comet's impenetrable shield in action for …
This vaporous cloud is what protects the comet's surface from bombardment by deflecting the solar wind the same way a windshield deflects drops of rain. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Our vaporous religious liberty
When the Supreme Court pulled a right to same-sex marriage out of the Constitutional hat in Obergefell v. Hodges, the justices also performed a disappearing ... «World Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Hyundai's vaporous N performance line gets some substance with …
A while back, Hyundai piggybacked its reveal of the i20 rally car with an announcement that the Korean automaker would be adding a performance line of its ... «Digital Trends, Apr 15»
5
Surfer Kelly Slater Wades Into Fashion
Ready-to-wear hardly encompasses the full Outerknown brief, although the vaporous rubric of “lifestyle brand” is not much better. Yet it was Mr. Slater's lifestyle, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
6
5 trends to fall in love with this season
Romantic light prints on vaporous fabrics made for beautiful maxi dresses this season. Designers such as Valentino, Erdem and Altuzarra offered sheer and ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mar 15»
7
Heritage sculptures mark Massey's golden jubilee
Auckland artist Dane Mitchell was commissioned for this project and created Vaporous Sculptural Act, a work that challenges the form and solidity of sculpture. «Massey News, Dec 14»
8
Siblings open vape shop
The brother and sister pair, Anthony and Hannah Carter, opened Vaporous with inspiration drawn from their maternal and paternal grandparents. “My inspiration ... «Andalusia Star-News, Dec 14»
9
Beacon's 'L1' EP Gravitates Toward The Dance Floor As The Duo …
The result is a medley of minimal, hard-hitting beats and vaporous R&B that is as balancing as it is frantic. The EP opens with some metallic clankering, ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
10
Disinfecting MET ONE Sensors with Vaporous Hydrogen Peroxide
As a strong oxidizer and effective disinfectant, vaporous hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is commonly used for disinfection. A 3% VHP with an exposure time of 45min ... «AZoSensors, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vaporous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vaporous>. May 2024 ».
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