plural of vapor pressure

(mechanical engineering) A problem mostly affecting gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, where the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system, reducing the pump pressure and causing transient power loss or complete stalling.

plural of enthalpy of vaporization

plural of vapor pen

An electronic cigarette, especially when used to deliver a dose of a drug other than nicotine.

plural of vapor lock

(physics) saturation vapor pressure

(physics) The saturation vapor pressure of water.

Synonym of saturation vapor pressure

The vapor pressure at which the gaseous phase of a substance can coexist with the liquid or solid phase in equilibrium at a given temperature.