steam
The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
Other meanings
The suspended condensate () formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air.
Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
A kind of
- vapor
Kinds of steam
- live steam
Related words
- aerosteam
- nonsteam
- steamfitter
- steamfitting
- steamie
- steamless
- steamlike
- steamliner
- steamproof
- steamroll
- steamsona
- steamtable
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "stēam".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “steam” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.