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steam point

noun

  1. the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.


steam point

noun

  1. the temperature at which the maximum vapour pressure of water is equal to one atmosphere (1.01325 × 10 5N/m²). It has the value of 100° on the Celsius scale Compare ice point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of steam point1

First recorded in 1900–05

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