1. 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, vapour pressure]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vapour pressure
n 1: 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,
vapour pressure]