Found 2 hits - Term: vapor pressure, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vapor pressure \vapor pressure\ or vapor tension \vapor tension\
. physics
the pressure or tension of a confined body of vapor of a
chemical substance in equilibrium with the solid or liquid
form of the substance. the pressure of a given saturated
vapor is a function of the temperature only, and may be
measured by introducing a small quantity of the substance
into a barometer and noting the depression of the column of
mercury.
webster 1913 suppl. +pjc
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vapor pressure
n : 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 syn: vapour pressure
see also:
vapour pressure
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about vapor pressure: Pressure
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Pressure, definition of term: Pressure
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Pressure Cooker, definition of term: Pressure Cooker
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Pressure Group, definition of term: Pressure Group
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High Pressure, definition of term: High Pressure
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Blood Pressure, definition of term: Blood Pressure
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Air Pressure, definition of term: Air Pressure
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