VAPOR PRESSURE


Meaning of VAPOR PRESSURE in English

the pressure exerted by the molecules of a vapor, esp. that part of the total pressure exerted by vapor in a mixture of gases, as by water vapor in air.

Also called vapor tension .

[ ‡1895-1900 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .