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Meaning
Noun
●
The
vapor
formed
when water changes from the
liquid phase
to the
gas
phase
.
●
The
suspended
condensate
(cloud)
formed
by
water vapour
when it
encounters
colder
air
mist, fog
Exhaled
breath
into
cold
air
below the
dew point
of the exhalation
●
Pressurized
water vapour
used for
heating
,
cooking
, or to provide
mechanical
energy.
●
The
act
of
cooking
by steaming.
●
Internal energy for
progress
or
motive
power.
●
Pent-up anger.
●
A
steam-powered
vehicle.
●
Travel
by means of
a
steam-powered
vehicle.
●
Any exhalation.
●
In Fencing:
Fencing without the use of any
electric
equipment.
●
Initialism of
serial
time-encoded
amplified
microscopy.
●
Abbreviation of
science
, technology,
engineering
,
arts
, mathematics.
Verb
●
In Cooking:
To
cook
with steam.
●
To
expose
to the
action
of
steam
; to
apply
steam
to for
softening
,
dressing
, or preparing.
●
To
raise steam
, e.g. in a
steam
locomotive.
●
To
produce
or
vent
steam.
●
To
rise
in
vapour
; to
issue
, or
pass off
, as
vapour
.
●
To become
angry
; to
fume
; to be incensed.
●
To make angry.
●
To
cover
with
condensed
water vapor.
●
To
travel
by means of
steam
power.
●
To
move
with great or
excessive
purposefulness.
●
To exhale.
Adj
●
Old-fashioned; from before the
digital
age.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
steam
English
steam
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Electric
Water
Related
Heat
Water
Vapor
Air
Gog
Gas
Fuel
Boiler
Heating
Hydrogen
Propane
Vacuum
Spray
Coolant
Uplay
Liquid
Oil
Valve
Coal
Ice
Boil
Fluid
Condensate
Pc
Bundle
Bubble
Microwave
Furnace
Moisture
Wind
Refrigerant
Dry
Oxygen
Electricity
Defrost
Cook
Energy
Twitch
Combustion
Biogas
Turbine
Preheat
Burn
Hot Water
Water Vapour
Compressed Air
Natural Gas
Hot Air
Water Vapor
Thermal Energy
Carbon Dioxide
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