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vapour (US), vapor 1. particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc. 2. a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature 3. a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point vapor [′vā·pər] (thermodynamics) A gas at a temperature below the critical temperature, so that it can be liquefied by compression, without lowering the temperature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| *In these Russian (vapor) baths the person extends himself on a bank or form, and as he gets accustomed to the heat, moves to another higher up towards the ceiling, where, of course, the vapor is warmest. The vapor floated away; the atmosphere became, clear again; a whiff of fresh air filled the tent, and the pink curtains of the couch trembled slightly, as if stirred from within. No, it was man alone who had produced these reddish vapors, these gigantic flames worthy of a volcano itself, these tremendous vibrations resembling the shock of an earthquake, these reverberations rivaling those of hurricanes and storms; and it was his hand which precipitated into an abyss, dug by himself, a whole Niagara of molten metal! |
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