saturated vapor: Meaning and Definition of

sat'urated va'por

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— Thermodynam. Thermodynam.
  1. a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure. Cf.
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