Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vapor_pressure

1 sense of vapor pressure

Sense 1
vapor pressure, vapour pressure -- (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))
       => pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")