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 ]
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 . 2012