| water vapor n. Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused as a vapor in the atmosphere and at a temperature below boiling point. |
| water vapor Water in its gaseous state, especially in the atmosphere and at a temperature below the boiling point. Water vapor in the atmosphere serves as the raw material for cloud and rain formation. It also helps regulate the Earth's temperature by reflecting and scattering radiation from the Sun and by absorbing the Earth's infrared radiation. See also vapor. |
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