fume in English dictionary

  • fume

    Meanings and definitions of "fume"

    • Emit fumes.
    • Expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
    • To feel or express great anger.
    • A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre)
    • A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
    • noun
      A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre)
    • noun
      A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
    • noun
      Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
    • noun
      Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
    • noun
      The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
    • verb
      To emit fumes.
    • verb
      To expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
    • verb
      To feel or express great anger.
    • verb
      To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
    • verb
      To pass off in fumes or vapours.
    • Emit fumes
    • To feel or express great anger
    • A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
    • Solids in the air that have been generated by the condensation of vapors, chemical reactions or sublimation (a direct change from solid to gas). Often metallic oxides or metals, these particles are less than 1 micrometer in diameter and may be toxic.(Source: ALL)
    • noun
      a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    • verb
      be mad, angry, or furious
    • verb
      be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
    • verb
      emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"
    • verb
      treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

    Synonyms of "fume" in English dictionary

    smoke, ooze, emit are the top synonyms of "fume" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fume

    • fume ( plural  fumes)
    • fume ( third-person singular simple present fumes, present participle fuming, simple past and past participle fumed)
    • fume (plural fumes)
    • fume (third-person singular simple present fumes, present participle fuming, simple past and past participle fumed)
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