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Maximum value that the water vapour pressure in air can reach at a given temperature.  8, record 1, English, - saturation%20vapor%20pressure

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Since in nature, such a "plane surface of pure water" is rarely found and the physico-chemical environment of water vapor is anything but constant, this strict concept of saturation can be very misleading with regard to actual condensation processes; but the conservative base which this definition supplies is required as a comparison standard (as for relative humidity measurements). More specific terminology is often advisedly used, like "saturation with respect to water" or "saturation with respect to ice."  9, record 1, English, - saturation%20vapor%20pressure

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The saturation vapor pressure is temperature dependent, which differs for a flat or curved liquid surface (such as a spherical droplet).  1, record 1, English, - saturation%20vapor%20pressure

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The term "saturation vapor pressure" is also used, with a different meaning, as a synonym of "equilibrium vapor pressure.  7, record 1, English, - saturation%20vapor%20pressure

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Si dans une enceinte vide (à température ambiante par exemple), on injecte de l'eau, celle-ci va se vaporiser. Au fur et à mesure que la masse d'eau injectée augmente, la pression va monter jusqu'à une limite appelée pression de vapeur saturante (autrefois appelée tension de vapeur).  6, record 1, French, - pression%20de%20vapeur%20saturante

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La pression de vapeur dans le milieu qui la contient est en général appelée «tension de vapeur».  7, record 1, French, - pression%20de%20vapeur%20saturante

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En météorologie, on entend par le terme «vapeur» la vapeur d'eau. Si la confusion est possible, on peut préciser en utilisant le terme «pression de vapeur d'eau saturante».  8, record 1, French, - pression%20de%20vapeur%20saturante

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Máxima presión parcial posible del vapor de agua en el aire o atmósfera a una temperatura dada.  1, record 1, Spanish, - presi%C3%B3n%20de%20saturaci%C3%B3n%20de%20vapor

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The vapor pressure of a system in which two or more phases of a substance coexist in equilibrium.  3, record 2, English, - equilibrium%20vapor%20pressure

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In meteorology the reference is to water substance unless otherwise specified. If the system consists of moist air in equilibrium with a plane surface of pure water or ice, the more specialized term saturation vapor pressure is usually employed, in which case the vapor pressure is a function of temperature only.  3, record 2, English, - equilibrium%20vapor%20pressure

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The term "saturation vapor pressure" has a second meaning in meteorology.  2, record 2, English, - equilibrium%20vapor%20pressure

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Pour un corps pur dont la vapeur est maintenue à pression constante, la température reste constante pendant toute la durée de la vaporisation. La vapeur en équilibre avec le liquide est appelée vapeur saturante. La pression d'équilibre de la vapeur et du liquide est la pression de vapeur saturante; pour un corps donné, elle croît rapidement avec la température.  1, record 2, French, - pression%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre%20de%20la%20vapeur

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