Noun: vapor pressure 'vey-pur 'pre-shur
Usage: US (elsewhere: vapour pressure)
Usage: US (elsewhere: vapour pressure)
- The pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
"The vapor pressure of water increases with temperature";
- vapour pressure [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: vapor pressures
Type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
Encyclopedia: Vapor pressure