Steam
Meaning
The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.
Pronunciation
UK stiːm
US stiːm
Example Sentences
- Other tornado-like phenomena that exist in nature include the gustnado, dust devil, fire whirls, and steam devil;
- Heat makes the trapped gas expand, water flashes to steam, and the loaf leaps upward before its crust sets.
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