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Noun: vapor pressure  'veypur 'preshur
Usage: US (=vapour pressure)
  1. 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)
    - vapour pressure [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: vapor pressures

Type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level

Encyclopedia: Vapor pressure