vapour pressure

Noun

Meaning

vapour pressure (plural vapour pressures)

(Britain) Alternative spelling of vapor pressure

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Hypernyms

pressure pressure level force per unit area

Examples

At this pressure, water boils at convert (described in vapour pressure of water article). Source: Internet

Refractory metals such as tungsten and rhenium do not emerge from the target even at high temperatures due to their low vapour pressure. Source: Internet

The answer is simple: most species have a negligible vapour pressure at such low temperatures and this means that they quickly condense on the sides of the apparatus. Source: Internet

The system is usually baked, preferably under vacuum, to temporarily raise the vapour pressure of all outgassing materials in the system and boil them off. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vapour bath vapour density vapour lock vapour pressure thermometer vapour trail vapourability