Vapor vs. Steam

Vapornoun

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

Vapornoun

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

Vaporverb

(intransitive) To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.

Vaporverb

(transitive) To turn into vapor.

Vaporverb

(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

Vapornoun

Any substance in the gaseous, or aëriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.

Vapornoun

In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc.

Vapornoun

Wind; flatulence.

Vapornoun

Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.

Vapornoun

An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues.

Vapornoun

A medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor.

Vaporverb

To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate.

Vaporverb

To emit vapor or fumes.

Vaporverb

To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.

Vaporverb

To send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid.

Vapornoun

a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

Vapornoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Vapor

In physics, a vapor (American English) or vapour (British English and Canadian English; see spelling differences) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature, which means that the vapor can be condensed to a liquid by increasing the pressure on it without reducing the temperature. A vapor is different from an aerosol.

Steamnoun

The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.

Steamnoun

Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.

Steamnoun

(figuratively) Internal energy for motive power.

Steamnoun

(figuratively) Pent-up anger.

Steamnoun

A steam-powered vehicle.

Steamnoun

Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.

Steamnoun

(obsolete) Any exhalation.

Steamnoun

(fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.

Steamverb

To cook with steam.

Steamverb

(transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To produce or vent steam.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.

Steamverb

To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

Steamverb

To make angry.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.

Steamverb

To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

Steamverb

(obsolete) To exhale.

Steamadjective

Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Steamnoun

The elastic, aëriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of vapor.

Steamnoun

The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; - so called in popular usage.

Steamnoun

Any exhalation.

Steamverb

To emit steam or vapor.

Steamverb

To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.

Steamverb

To move or travel by the agency of steam.

Steamverb

To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.

Steamverb

To exhale.

Steamverb

To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.

Steamnoun

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

Steamverb

travel by means of steam power;

Steamverb

emit steam;

Steamverb

rise as vapor

Steamverb

get very angry;

Steamverb

clean by means of steaming;

Steamverb

cook something by letting steam pass over it;

Steamnoun

the vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air

Steamnoun

the invisible gaseous form of water, formed by boiling, from which this vapour condenses.

Steamnoun

the expansive force of steam used as a source of power for machines

Steamnoun

locomotives and railway systems powered by steam

Steamnoun

energy and momentum or impetus

Steamverb

give off or produce steam

Steamverb

become or cause something to become covered or misted over with steam

Steamverb

cook (food) by heating it in steam from boiling water

Steamverb

(of food) cook by heating in steam

Steamverb

clean or otherwise treat with steam

Steamverb

apply steam to (something fixed with adhesive) so as to open or loosen it

Steamverb

(of a ship or train) travel somewhere under steam power

Steamverb

come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way

Steamverb

start or join a fight

Steamverb

(of a gang of thieves) move rapidly through a public place, stealing things or robbing people on the way

Steamverb

generate steam in and operate (a steam locomotive)

Steamverb

be or become extremely agitated or angry

Steam

Steam is water in the gas phase. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization.