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• steam — steam1 [ stim ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated: The steam from the volcano rose 3,000 meters into the air. a steam bath a ) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• steam — I UK [stiːm] / US [stɪm] noun [uncountable] ** 1) a) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated The steam from the volcano rose into the air. a steam bath b) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …   English dictionary

• steam — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of power by virtue of its expansion of volume. b a mist of liquid particles of water produced by the condensation of this gas. 2 any similar vapour. 3 a energy or… …   Useful english dictionary

• steam*/ — [stiːm] noun [U] I 1) the hot wet substance like a cloud that is produced when water is heated The steam from the volcano rose into the air.[/ex] 2) the power that is created when water is heated The equipment was originally powered by… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• steam engine — steam engine, adj. an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler. [1745 55] * * * Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work… …   Universalium

• steam — [stēm] n. [ME steme < OE steam, akin to Du stoom, WFris steam] 1. Obs. a vapor, fume, or exhalation 2. a) water as converted into an invisible vapor or gas by being heated to the boiling point; vaporized water: it is used for heating, cooking …   English World dictionary

• steam — ► NOUN 1) the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2) the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3) momentum; impetus: the dispute… …   English terms dictionary

• move# — move vb 1 Move, actuate, drive, impel are comparable when they mean to set or keep going or in motion. Move is so general that the direction or nature of the motion can be gathered only from the context; it may imply an agent or an agency as the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Steam — (st[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steamed} (st[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steaming}.] 1. To emit steam or vapor. [1913 Webster] My brother s ghost hangs hovering there, O er his warm blood, that steams into the air. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Let the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• steam power — noun The force or agency of steam when applied to machinery • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * steam power, the power of steam applied to move machinery or produce any other result …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam shovel — A steam shovel is a large steam powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel.Origins and development The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received …   Wikipedia