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gas·e·ous

(găs′ē-əs, găsh′əs)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.

2. Lacking substance or concreteness; tenuous or indefinite.

3. Full of or containing gas; gassy.

gas′e·ous·ness n.

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gaseous

(ˈɡæsɪəs; -ʃəs; -ʃɪəs; ˈɡeɪ-)

adj

(General Physics) of, concerned with, or having the characteristics of a gas

ˈgaseousness n

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gas•e•ous

(ˈgæs i əs, ˈgæʃ əs)

adj.

1. existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.

2. pertaining to or having the characteristics of gas.

3. Informal. lacking firmness or solidity; uncertain; not definite.

4. gassy (defs. 1, 3).

[1790–1800]

gas′e•ous•ness, gas•e′i•ty (-ɪ ti) n.

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Adj.

gaseous - existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state"

liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"

solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"

Translations

غازي

plynný

gasagtig

gasförmig

αέριος

gazeux

gáznemû

gaskenndur

gassoso gassiforme

gassholdig

plynný

gaz gibigazlı

气体的

gaseous

[ˈgæsɪəs] ADJ → gaseoso

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gaseous

[ˈgæsiəs] adj → gazeux/eusegas fire n (British) → radiateur m à gazgas-fired [ˌgæsˈfaɪə^rd] adj → au gazgas-fired central heating n → chauffage m central au gazgas gauge n (US) [car] → jauge f d'essencegas guzzler gas-guzzler n (US) → voiture f qui consomme beaucoup d'essence

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gaseous

adj → gasförmig

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gaseous

[ˈgæsɪəs] adj → gassoso/a

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gas

(gӕs) noun

1. a substance like air. Oxygen is a gas.

2. any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.

3. a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.

4. a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc. The police used tear gas to control the riot.

verb – past tense, past participle gassed –

to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas. He was gassed during World War I.

gaseous (ˈgӕsiəs) adjective

of or like (a) gas. a gaseous substance.

ˈgassy adjective

full of gas. gassy lemonade.

ˈgassiness noun

gas chamber

a room in which people are killed by means of gas. Many people were sent to the gas chamber in World War II.

gas mask

something which is used to cover the face to prevent a person breathing poisonous gas.

gas meter

an instrument which measures the amount of gas which is used.

gasoline, gasolene (ˈgӕsəliːn) noun

(American. also gas) petrol.

gas station

(American) a petrol station.

ˈgasworks noun singular

a place where gas is made. The gasworks is rather an ugly building.

gas·e·ous

a. gaseoso-a, rel. a o de la naturaleza del gas.

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