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# vapour

noun (vapour — uncountable; British spelling; American: vapor)

«vapour» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Vapour is a gas made when a liquid is heated or evaporates, especially water vapour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#m1)
2. Vapour is tiny drops of liquid in the air that you can see, like mist or steam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and the water cycle, water evaporates into water vapour, which rises, cools and condenses into clouds, then falls as rain. Water vapour itself is invisible; the white «steam» from a kettle is tiny drops that have already condensed. In safety, hot vapour (steam) burns; vapours from glue, paint or cleaning products can be harmful, so use them in fresh air.

### Examples

- Water turns into water vapour when it is heated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x1)
- Clouds form when water vapour cools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x2)
- The window was misty with vapour from the shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x3)
- Hot vapour from the kettle can burn you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x4)
- Open a window to let the paint vapour out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x5)
- Water vapour is a gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x6)
- The cold glass was covered in drops from the vapour in the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x7)
- Evaporation turns liquid into vapour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x8)
- Almost unconsciously he opened it, and a purple vapour came pouring out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/#x9)

### Note

British, Canadian, Australian, NZ and Irish spelling: «vapour»; American: «vapor». Uncountable. Trap: you cannot see water vapour; what you see as steam or clouds is liquid droplets. Verb: «evaporate»; the opposite change is «condense».

## In Jewish tradition

It means mist or steam that rises and forms clouds and rain. In the Psalms it is one of the natural things that obey God's word.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the water cycle as showing God's care for the world, and Jews pray for rain in its season.

### Examples

- Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word; (Writings PSA.148.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vapour/#x1)
- For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour; (Writings JOB.36.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vapour/#x2)
- As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift. (Writings PRO.25.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vapour/#x3)

### Note

British, Canadian, Australian, NZ and Irish spelling: «vapour»; American: «vapor». Uncountable. Trap: you cannot see water vapour; what you see as steam or clouds is liquid droplets. Verb: «evaporate»; the opposite change is «condense».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vapour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vapour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «vapour» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vapour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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