vapour
English edit
Noun edit
vapour (countable and uncountable, plural vapours)
Verb edit
vapour (third-person singular simple present vapours, present participle vapouring, simple past and past participle vapoured)
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vapour, from Latin vapor.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vapour (plural vapours)
- Fumes or vapour; a visible gaseous emission:
- Heated air; air of a high temperature.
- (physiology) A noxious bodily fume believed to be the cause of maladies.
- (rare) A airborne smell; a nasal sensation transmitted via the air.
- (rare) Effect, emanation.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “vā̆pǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-01.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
vapour
- Alternative form of vapouren