Vapour Liquid Solid

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• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• Liquid rocket — A liquid rocket is a rocket with an engine that uses propellants in liquid form. Liquids are desirable because their reasonably high density allows the volume and hence the mass of the tanks to be relatively low, resulting in a high mass ratio.… …   Wikipedia

• vapour — n. & v. (US vapor) n. 1 moisture or another substance diffused or suspended in air, e.g. mist or smoke. 2 Physics a gaseous form of a normally liquid or solid substance (cf. GAS). 3 a medicinal agent for inhaling. 4 (in pl.) archaic a state of… …   Useful english dictionary

• vapour pressure — ▪ physics       pressure exerted by a vapour when the vapour is in equilibrium with the liquid or solid form, or both, of the same substance i.e., when conditions are such that the substance can exist in both or in all three phases. Vapour… …   Universalium

• vapour — 1. noun /ˈveɪpə/ a) The gas phase component of a liquid or solid. b) The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid. 2. verb /ˈveɪpə/ a) To become vapour; to be emitted or circu …   Wiktionary

• vapour — Vapor Va por, n. [OE. vapour, OF. vapour, vapor, vapeur, F. vapeur, L. vapor; probably for cvapor, and akin to Gr. ? smoke, ? to breathe forth, Lith. kvepti to breathe, smell, Russ. kopote fine soot. Cf. {Vapid}.] [Written also {vapour}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vapour pressure — /ˈveɪpə prɛʃə/ (say vaypuh preshuh) noun 1. the pressure exerted by the molecules of a liquid which escape from the surface of that liquid as a vapour. 2. the maximum pressure that this vapour can exert, at a given temperature, in a system… …  

• vapour pressure — noun 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) • Syn: ↑vapor pressure • Hypernyms: ↑pressure, ↑pressure level, ↑force per unit area * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• vapour pressure — noun Chemistry the pressure of a vapour in contact with its liquid or solid form …   English new terms dictionary

• amorphous solid — ▪ physics Introduction       any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel.       Solids and liquids (liquid) are both forms of condensed… …   Universalium

• Extraterrestrial liquid water — Extraterrestrial liquid water, the presence of water in its liquid state, is a subject of wide interest because it is a commonly suggested prerequisite for the emergence of extraterrestrial life. Earth, with oceanic water covering 71% of its… …   Wikipedia