vapour
noun · verb
Simple meaning
British standard spelling of vapor.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
vaypawrSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈveɪˈpɔɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
British standard spelling of vapor.
verb
British standard spelling of vapor.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: British standard spelling of vapor.
Used this way, vapour is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- vaporisation , rarer, so it draws attention
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Compound terms
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The density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen.
The pressure exerted by a vapor.
A stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that…
A room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe.
Lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light.
Water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature.
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