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Meaning of "vapour-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAPOUR-LIKE

vapour-like  [ˈveɪpəˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAPOUR-LIKE

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

WHAT DOES VAPOUR-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vapour-like in the English dictionary

The definition of vapour-like in the dictionary is similar to or resembling vapour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAPOUR-LIKE


daughter-like
ˈdɔːtəˌlaɪk
feather-like
ˈfeðəˌlaɪk
hammer-like
ˈhæməˌlaɪk
leatherlike
ˈlɛðəˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mirror-like
ˈmɪrəˌlaɪk
pizza-like
ˈpiːtsəˌlaɪk
slipper-like
ˈslɪpəˌlaɪk
soundalike
ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk
sugar-like
ˈʃʊɡəˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
tiger-like
ˈtaɪɡəˌlaɪk
tumor-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
umbrella-like
ʌmˈbrɛləˌlaɪk
vapor-like
ˈveɪpəˌlaɪk
vaporlike
ˈveɪpəˌlaɪk
villa-like
ˈvɪləˌlaɪk
viper-like
ˈvaɪpəˌlaɪk
water-like
ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪk
winter-like
ˈwɪntəˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAPOUR-LIKE

vaporlike
vaporosity
vaporous
vaporously
vaporousness
vaporware
vapory
vapour
vapour bath
vapour density
vapour lock
vapour pressure
vapour trail
vapourer
vapourer moth
vapouringly
vapourishness
vapourless
vapourware
vapoury

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAPOUR-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
ribbon-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of vapour-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vapour-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAPOUR-LIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

蒸气状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vapor -como
570 millions of speakers

English

vapour-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाप की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل بخار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пар - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de vapor semelhante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাষ্প মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vapeur comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti wap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dampfartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸気のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증기 와 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya uap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீராவி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Buhar benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vapore -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

par jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пар- як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vapori ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατμούς σαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

damp -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ånga liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damp -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vapour-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOUR-LIKE»

The term «vapour-like» is used very little and occupies the 176.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOUR-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vapour-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAPOUR-LIKE»

Discover the use of vapour-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vapour-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Physics Methods in Archaeometry
By dividing the number of the vapour-like molecules within the liquid (highly dependent on T) by the volume occupied by the liquid (poorly dependent on T), we recognise that the density of the vapour-like molecules is determined by the liquid ...
M. Martini, M. Piacentini, 2004
2
Elements of inorganic chemistry
Thus, to find the specific gravity of a vapour like that of phosphorus, of which tho combining measure is one volume, or the same as that of oxygen. The specific- gravities of two bodies, of which the volumes of the atoms are the same, must ...
Thomas Graham, Henry Watts, Robert Bridges, 1858
3
An essay on warm, cold, and vapour bathing
... the elastic vapour, like air, is a less powerful conductor VAPOUR BATH tians— Vipour of boiling tar -
Arthur Clarke (sir.), 1819
4
Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, ...
Amylen thus obtained is a colourless, very fluid liquid, boiling at 102.2°, and the density of its vapour being 2.45, its equivalent CNHH, corresponds to 4 volumes of vapour, like that of olefiant gas. Amylen can form two isomeric products: ...
Victor Regnault, James Curtis Booth, William L. Faber, 1861
5
Elements of Chemistry; including the applications of the ...
Thus, to find the specific gravity of a vapour like that of phosphorus, of which the combining measure is one volume, or the same as that of oxygen.- The specific gravities of two bodies, of which the volumes of the atoms are the same, must ...
Thomas GRAHAM (Master of the Mint.), 1842
6
Elements of Chemistry,: Including the Applications of the ...
Thus, to find the specific gravity of a vapour like that of phosphorus, of which the combining measure is one volume, or the same « that of oxygen. The specific gravities of two bodies, of which the volumes of the atoms are the same, must ...
Thomas Graham, 1842
7
Researches on Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, ...
cially to red, and they illuminate whole tracts with the last mentioned colour. The same shooting of luminous rays, the same flickering, delicate, vapour-like flame running in curved lines, the same varied play of colours, the same red illumination ...
Karl Freiherr von Reichenbach, William Gregory, 1850
8
Elements of Chemisty: Including the Applications of the ...
Thus, to find the specific gravity of a vapour like that of phosphorus, of which the combining measure is one volume, or the same as that of oxygen. The specific gravities of two bodies, of which the volumes of the atoms are the same, must ...
Thomas Graham, 1840
9
The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics
The Vapour Bath—As aqueous vapour, like air, is aworse conductor of caloric than liquid water, its influence, as a source of either heat or cold, is neither so powerfully nor so speedily felt as that of the latter. Hence, therefore, the temperature of ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1843
10
Water in Biomaterials Surface Science
We consider two different thermodynamic states of the content of the slit: liquid- and vapour-like. Using equation (Al) to expand 7 around /7sat yields (P — PM) -* « (A2) where x may indicate the liquid or the vapour state of the slit.
M. Morra, 2001

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAPOUR-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vapour-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research clarifies the physics of water repelling surfaces
... water molecules near the surface undergo huge fluctuations: some regions have a liquid-like density, while others will have a much lower vapour-like density. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
BCSIR finds formalin detector 'inappropriate'
The machine can also indicate the presence of formaldehyde in presence of different vapour-like chemicals including acetone, formic acid, acetic acid and ... «DhakaTribune, Sep 14»
3
UFOs Spotted on Moon's Surface [Photo and Videos]
Another circular object is seen flying with high speed over the lunar surface in a wavy motion which seems to emit a vapour-like substances like the fuel ejection ... «IBTimes India, Jan 13»
4
New type of water found: It's in the mix
... water forms sub-microscopic ice-like crystals around hydrophobic compounds, like oil, or whether the interaction involves a more disordered vapour-like state. «spectroscopyNOW.com, Dec 12»
5
Krispy Kreme beckons sweetly to investors again
Part of the appeal seemed to be that after the vapour-like earnings at companies such as Enron and WorldCom, investors wanted to bite into something more ... «Globe and Mail, Aug 10»
6
Supercritical Fuel Injection
In contrast, supercritical diesel injection produces very small vapour-like droplets, but with fuel densities equivalent to a liquid, says Anitescu. Andreas Birgel, a ... «MIT Technology Review, Aug 09»
7
A droplet in 30 years: leak detection down to 10 -12 mbarl/s with …
To handle such test conditions a counterflow leak detector with an oil-sealed vane pump is most suitable which can handle particles as well as vapour-like ... «NDT.net, Mar 04»

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