gas
/ɡæs/
Frequency: 5.01 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
Uncountable
noun
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
Uncountable
noun
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
Uncountable
noun
Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."
- "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work."
- "Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones."
- "The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches."
- "The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases."
- "She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Ancient Greek
- First known use: First attested in 1648
Word Breakdown
- Root: χάος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡæs/
- British English: /ɡæs/