elevation noun [C/U]. âº âheight above the âsurface of the âearth, or an âarea that is âhigher than the âsurrounding âland: [C] At âhigher elevations, the âair is âcolder. (Definition of elevation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
A dissolved gas is, simply enough, gas that has been dissolved into another material. This creates a solution, a mixture, where the gas is the solute, the minor component, and the other material, generally a liquid, is the solvent, the main component.
Definition: Vapor is a condensable gas. Alternate Spellings: vapour. Examples: Examples include air, steam, oxygen and any other gases which may be condensed into liquid form. Return to the Chemistry Glossary Index.