vapor

a visible cloud of water droplets suspended in the air, formed by condensation from hot or boiling liquid

vapor, humo de agua

• clouds of vapor

Collocations steam rising from a kettle · a cloud of vapor

• Clouds of vapor rose from the hot springs.

  Nubes de vapor surgían de las aguas termales.

a type of engine that uses steam to produce power, used in old trains and ships

máquina a vapor, motor de vapor

• vapor engine

Collocations a steam locomotive · a steamship

• The old train was powered by a vapor engine.

  El viejo tren estaba impulsado por un motor de vapor.

(chemistry) a substance that is in the form of a gas at room temperature and pressure, but can be liquefied by cooling or compressing it

gas, vapor químico

• vapor of something

Collocations chlorine vapor · water vapor

• The experiment produced a cloud of chlorine vapor.

  El experimento produjo una nube de vapor de cloro.

(cooking) the process of cooking food in a liquid that has been brought to boiling point and then kept at a simmer, or the food cooked this way

cocido al vapor, vaporizar

• cook something in vapor

Collocations steam vegetables · steamed fish

• The vegetables were cooked in vapor.

  Las verduras se cocieron al vapor.

(art) a painting or drawing that shows the effects of light and color as if seen through a mist, often with soft outlines and blurred details

pintura al vapor, dibujo al vapor

• painting in the vapor style

Collocations vapor painting · vapor drawing

• The artist is known for her vapor paintings.

  La artista es conocida por sus pinturas al vapor.

(law) a legal document that gives someone the right to vote or own property, especially in certain countries where such rights are not automatically granted by birth

documento de vapor, acta de vapor

• issue a vapor document

Collocations vapor certificate · vapor deed

• The government issued a new set of vapor documents.

  El gobierno emitió un nuevo conjunto de documentos de vapor.

(medicine) the process of removing fluid from the body, especially through the skin or by using a machine

desvapORIZACIÓN, drenaje de vapor

• undergo vapor treatment

Collocations vapor therapy · vapor removal

• The patient underwent a course of vapor treatment.

  El paciente recibió un tratamiento de desvapORIZACIÓN.

(physics) the process by which a liquid changes to a gas, or the gas that is formed in this way

evaporación, vaporización

• vapor of something

Collocations vapor pressure · vapor point

• The vaporization process was monitored closely.

  El proceso de vaporización fue monitoreado cuidadosamente.