Steam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

travel by means of steam power

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈiːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈiːm/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈiːm/.

Examples

The ship steamed off into the Pacific
The rain forest was literally steaming
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

steam clean steamer

Parts of Speech

noun	water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
verb	travel by means of steam power “The ship steamed off into the Pacific”
verb	emit steam “The rain forest was literally steaming”
verb	rise as vapor
verb	get very angry “her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man”
verb	clean by means of steaming “steam-clean the upholstered sofa”
verb	cook something by letting steam pass over it “just steam the vegetables”

Word Forms

steam	verb	cook something by letting steam pass over it
steamer	noun	a ship powered by one or more steam engines
steam	noun	water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dampf

Wasser mit Siedetemperatur diffundierte in der Atmosphäre

🇫🇷French

vapeur

eau à température d'ébullition diffusée dans l'atmosphère

🇪🇸Spanish

vapor

agua a temperatura de ebullición difundida en la atmósfera

🇮🇹Italian

vapore

acqua a temperatura di ebollizione diffusa nell'atmosfera

🇳🇱Dutch

stoom

water met kooktemperatuur verspreid in de atmosfeer

🇵🇹Portuguese

vapor

água em temperatura de ebulição difundida na atmosfera

🇷🇺Russian

пар

вода при температуре кипения, рассеянная в атмосфере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाप

उबलते तापमान पर पानी वातावरण में फैल गया

🇧🇩Bengali

বাষ্প

ফুটন্ত তাপমাত্রায় জল বায়ুমণ্ডলে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீராவி

கொதிக்கும் வெப்பநிலையில் நீர் வளிமண்டலத்தில் பரவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరి

మరిగే ఉష్ణోగ్రత వద్ద నీరు వాతావరణంలో వ్యాపించింది

🇮🇳Marathi

वाफ

उकळत्या तापमानात पाणी वातावरणात पसरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વરાળ

ઉકળતા તાપમાને પાણી વાતાવરણમાં ફેલાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗಿ

ಕುದಿಯುವ ತಾಪಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ವಾತಾವರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീരാവി

ചുട്ടുതിളക്കുന്ന ഊഷ്മാവിൽ വെള്ളം അന്തരീക്ഷത്തിൽ വ്യാപിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਫ਼

ਉਬਲਦੇ ਤਾਪਮਾਨ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਯੂਮੰਡਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاپ

ابلتے درجہ حرارت پر پانی فضا میں پھیلا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒸汽

沸腾温度下的水扩散到大气中

🇯🇵Japanese

スチーム

大気中に拡散した沸騰温度の水

🇰🇷Korean

증기

끓는 온도의 물이 대기 중에 확산됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hơi nước

nước ở nhiệt độ sôi khuếch tán trong khí quyển

🇹🇭Thai

ไอน้ำ

น้ำที่อุณหภูมิเดือดจะกระจายไปในบรรยากาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

uap

air pada suhu mendidih tersebar di atmosfer

🇵🇭Filipino

singaw

tubig sa kumukulong temperatura na nagkakalat sa atmospera

🇲🇾Malay

wap

air pada suhu mendidih meresap di atmosfera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخار

الماء عند درجة الغليان المنتشر في الجو

🇮🇷Persian

بخار

آب در دمای جوش در جو پخش می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

buhar

kaynama sıcaklığındaki suyun atmosfere yayılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִיטוֹר

מים בטמפרטורת רתיחה מפוזרים באטמוספירה

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The primary meaning of 'steam' is 'water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere'.

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Using 'steam' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'steam' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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