vapt (vap)

[L. vappa, wine that has lost its flavor, Wine vappe. when it did come was almost vinegar or Jer. Taylor, Rule of Conscience, iii. 11. vapid (vap'id), a. [L. vapid us, that has exhaled its vapor, hence, flat, insipid; akin to va por, steam, vapor: see vapor.] 1. That has lost its life and spirit; insipid; dead; flat. A vapid and viscous constitution of blood. Arbuthnot . This fermenting sourne will presently turn vapid , and people will cast it out. Landor , Imag. Conv., Oliver Cromwell and Walter Noble. 2. Dull; spiritle ; destitute of animation; insipid. A cheap, bloodle reformation, a guiltle liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste. Burke , Rev. in France. I sing of News, and all those vapid sheets The rattling hawker vends through gaping streets. Crabbe, Works, I. 171. vapidity (vā-pid'i-ti), n. [ vapid + -ity .] The quality or state of being vapid, dull, or insipid; vapidne . The violent ferment which had been stirred in the nation by the affairs of Wilkes and the Middle sex election was followed, as Burke said, by as remarkable a deadne and vapidity . J. Morley, Burke (1879), p. 60. She talked more and more, with a rambling, earnest vapidity, about her circumstances. H. James, Jr., A Pa ionate Pilgrim, p. 56. vapidly (vap'id-li), adv . In a vapid manner; without animation; insipidly. vapidne (vap'id-nes), n. 1. The state of being vapid; deadne ; flatne ; insipidity: as, the vapidne of ale or cider that has become stale.-2. Dullne ; want of life or spirit. It is impo ible to save it [the cla meeting) from degenerating into routine generally, and vapidne and cant in many cases. E. N. Kirk , Lectures on Revivals, xi. vapor, vapour (vā'por), n. [ vapour , F. vapeur = Sp. Pg. vapor = It. vapore , vapor , OL. vapos , exhalation, steam, vapor, in particular a warm exhalation, warmth, heat, hence ardor; akin to rapid us , that has exhaled its flavor, vapid, vappa , wine that has exhaled its flavor; prob. orig. * cvapor , akin to Gr. καπνός (*καπνός), smoke (L. * cvapor being related to Gr. καπνός , smoke, as L. sopor (* sva por ), sleep, is to Gr. ὕπνος (= L. somnus ), sleep), καπύειν , breathe forth, Lith. kwapas , breath, fragrance, evaporation, kwepti , breathe, smell, kwepalas , perfume, Ru . kopotă , fine soot.] 1. An exhalation of moisture; any visible diffused substance, as fog, mist, steam, or smoke, floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency. It may nat be... that where greet fyr hath longe tyme endured, that ther ne dwelleth som vapour of warmne e. Chaucer, Melibeus. From the damp earth impervious vapours rise, Increase the darkne , and involve the skies. Pope , tr. of Statius's Thebaid, i. 486. A bitter day, that early sank Behind a purple-frosty bank Of vapour , leaving night forlorn. Tennyson, In Memoriam, cvii. 2. In physics, the gaseous form which a solid or liquid substance a umes when sufficiently heated. Vapor is e entially gas, and, since all known gases have now been proved to be liquefiable, no physical difference can be said really to exist between an ordinary gas, such as oxygen, and a vapor, such as steam. In common language, however, a difference is usually recognized: a gas is a substance which at ordinary temperatures and pre ures exists in the gaseous state, while a vapor is the gaseous form of a substance which normally exists in a solid or liquid form. An important distinction exists between a saturated vapor (one which is on the point of condensation) and a non-saturated vapor (one which can be compre ed or cooled to a certain extent without condensation). The latter obeys Boyle's and Gay-Lu ac's laws of gases; in the former, however, increased compre ion produces condensation, but does not change the pre ure of the vapor, which is a function of the temperature alone. Superheated steam is a non-satu Man, bryd, best, fi h, her be, and grene tre, They fele in tymes, with vapour eterne, God loveth, and to love wol noght werne. Caused by a dearth of scandal, should the vapours Distre our fair oneslet them read the papers. Garrick, Prol. to Sheridan's School for Scandal. But really these thick walls are enough to inspire the vapours if one never had them before. Mi Burney , Cecilia, vi. 2. Swift-running waters vapour not so much as standing Bacon , Nat. Hist., § 767. 3. To boast or vaunt; bully; hector; brag; swagger; bounce. Pierce. He's Burst's protection. Fly . Fights and vapours for him. He vapours like a tinker, and struts like a juggler. Ford , Lover's Melancholy, iv. 2. R. Eden, tr. of Vannuccio Biringuccio (First Books on [America, ed. Arber, p. 366). He now is dead, and all his glorie gone, And all his greatnes vapoured to nought. IMG:content-1701.png:[blocks in formation] His designe was, if he could not refute them, yet at least with quips and snapping adagies to vapour them out. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus. vaporability (vapor-a-bil'i-ti), n. [ vapor- able + -ity.] The property or state of being vaporable. vaporable (vā'por-a-bl), a. [= Sp. vaporable = It. vapor a bile ; as vapor + -able .] Capable of being vaporized or converted into vapor. The goodnes of the mine may be the cause... as eyther it is not of vaporable nature or to be of smaule quantitie. R. Eden, tr. of Vannuccio Biringuccio (First Books on [America, ed. Arber, p. 357). Here, take thy satin pincushion, with thy curious half hundred of pins in 't, thou madest such a vapouring about yesterday. Vanbrugh, The Mistake, iv. 1. All these valorous vapourings had a considerable effect. Irving , Knickerbocker, p. 355. vaporarium (va-po-rā'ri-um), n.; pl. vaporari- ums , vaporaria (-umz, a (-umz, -ä). [NL., L rium , a steam-pipe in a hot bath, vapor .] A Ru ian bath. vaporatet (vapor-at), v . i. [ vapor at us , pp. of vapor are, emit vapor: see vapor , v.] To emit vapor; evaporate. vapor at i on (va-po-ra's hon), n. [= Sp. vapo- racion = Pg. vapor ação Pg. vapor ação It. vaporatio (n-), vapor are , are , emit vapor: see vapor , vapor-inhaler (vā por-in-haler), n. An ap- vaporate .] The act or proce of converting paratus for administering medicinal or anes- faithfully reported to him by zealous or nervous friends vaporing (vā'por-ing), p . a . Vaunting; gering; blustering; given to brag or bluster: as, vaporing talk; a vaporing debater. vaporingly, vapouringly (vā'por-ing-li), adv . In a vaporing or blustering manner; boastfully. but not vapouringly . The Corporal... gave a slight flourish with his stick - Sterne, Tristram Shandy, ix. 3. into vapor, or of pa ing off in vapor; eva por a vaporisable, vaporisation, etc. See vaporiz- vapor-bath (vā'por-bath), n. 1. The applica- able , etc. tion of the vapor of water to the body in a close vaporish, vapourish (vā'por-ish), a . [ vapor 2. The apartment or bath for such application; an apparatus for bathing the body in vapor. vapor-burner (vapor-berner), n. A device or apparatus for burning a hydrocarbon in the form of vapor: used for lamps, for heating- and cooking-stoves, etc. In a usual form the hydro- carbon is caused to pa through a metallic part which is so heated by the flame as to vaporize the liquid as it pa es through. E. H. Knight. vapor-douche (va'por-dösh), n. A topical va- por-bath which consists in the direction of a jet of aqueous vapor on some part of the body. vapored, vapoured (vā'pord), a. [ vapor + -ed2.] 1. Full of vapors; dim or hazy, as with vapors. But I... ki e the ground wheras the corse doth rest, With vapour'd eyes, from whence such streames availe 2. Affected with the vapors; dejected; sple- netic. I was become so vapoured and timorous at home that I was ready to faint away if I did but go a few stones cast from our own house. Whiston, Memoirs (1749), p. 18. vapor-engine (va'por-en"jin), n. A generic term for motors driven by elastic fluids, as hot air, steam, vapors of ammonia, alcohol, etc. vaporer, vapourer (vā'por-er), n . [ vapor + -er1.] 1. One who vapors, swaggers, or bul- lies; one who makes a blustering display of his prowe ; a braggart; a blusterer. A ruffian, a riotous spendthrift, and a notable vapourer . Camden , Elizabeth, an. 1570. My Lord Barkeley hath all along been a fortunate, though a pa ionate and but weak man as to policy, and one that is the greatest vapourer in the world. IMG:content-1702.png:[blocks in formation] vaporer-moth (vā'por-er-môth), n. A common brown moth, Orgyia antiqua, the female of which cannot fly; hence, any member of this group; a tu ock. See tu ock - moth , and cut under Orgyia . vaporiferous (va-po-rif'e-rus), a. [L. vapo- rifer , emitting vapor, vapor , vapor, + ferre = E. bear1.] Conveying or producing vapor. vaporific (vā-po-rif'ik), a . [L. vapor , vapor, + -ficus , facere , make: see -fic .] That con- verts or is capable of converting into steam or other vapor; exhaling in a volatile form, as +-ish1.] 1. Abounding in vapors; vaporous in a physical sense: as, a vaporish cave. It proceeded from the nature of the vapourish place. Sandys. 2. Affected by vapors; hypochondriac; de- jected; splenetic; whimsical; hysterical. Nor to be fretful, vapourish , or give way To spleen and anger, as the wealthy may. Crabbe, Works, VII. 63. vaporishne , vapourishne (vā'por-ish- nes), n. The state or character of being va- porish or melancholy; hypochondria; spleen; the vapors. vaporizer (vā'por-i-zer), n. [ vaporize + -er1.] One who or that which vaporizes or converts into vapor; a form of atomizer. Also spelled vaporiser. The statement by Dr. Thomson refers to the completion, or last stage, of the discovery, namely, the vaporific com- bin at i on of heat. Buckle , Civilization, II. vi., note. vaporiform (vā'por-i-fôrm), a. [L. vapor , va- por, + form a , form.] Existing in the form of with Menthol i sed Water night and day. Take a vaporiser , and let the same be kept well at work Lancet, No. 3463, p. 25 of adv'ts. A vaporizing-stove (vā'por-i-zing-stōv), n. form of heater for supplying steam to the air of a greenhouse. It consists, usually, of a pan for water placed over a lamp. vapor-lamp (vā'por-lamp), n. A vapor-burner, or a lamp constructed on the principle of the vapor-burner. vaporole (vā pō-rōl), n. [ vapor + -ole.] A small thin gla capsule, containing a definite vaporole amount of a volatile drug, covered with a thin layer of cotton-wool and inclosed in a silk bag: used for vaporization, the gla being crushed in the fingers.