aerosol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/ (US)
- (US) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛə.ɹəˌsɒl/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol English aerosol From aero- + sol (“solution”).
Meanings
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A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.
The entire side of the barge chases itself inward, like the steel has become liquid and is running down a deain, and the metal turns bright as shock waves simply turn that thick layer of rust into an aerosol, blast it free from the steel borne on a wave of sound so powerful that it hurts Hiro down inside his chest and makes him feel sick.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 386:
- An aerosol can.
- The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
- A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerosols | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aerosolization · aerosolize · nonaerosol · aerosolise · aerosol bomb · microaerosol · aerosol string · aerosol cheese · bioaerosol · aerosolisation
Descendants
ਐਰੋਸੋਲ · aerasól · ayrosol · erosol · أَيْرُوسُول
Translations (59)
fi aerosoli (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · fa هواپخش (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · lt aerozolis (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · fr aérosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · de Aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · kk аэрокірне (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · fi aerosoli (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · mi wairehu (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · hu aeroszol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ru аэрозо́ль (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · cy erosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · pl aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · sh а̏еросо̄л (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · pt aerossol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ca aerosol (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · ka აეროზოლი (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · et aerosool (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ar هَبَاء جَوِّيّ (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · pl aerozol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · uk аерозо́ль (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ru аэрозо́ль (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · sv aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · nb aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · es aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · sk aerosól (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ar أَيْرُوسُول (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · vi sol khí (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ro aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · lv aerosols (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · eo aerosolo (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · is agnúði (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ko 연무제 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ga aerasól (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · it aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · it aerosol (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · pa ਐਰੋਸੋਲ (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · nl aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · gl aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · cs aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · mi wainehu (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ceb ayrosol (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · ko 연무질 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · cmn 氣溶膠 /气溶胶 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · el αεροζόλ (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ceb ayrosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ja エアロゾル (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ko 에어로졸 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · sh ȁerosōl (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) · sh ȁerosōl (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · hy աերոզոլ (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · th ละอองลอย (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ja 煙霧質 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · cmn 氣霧劑 /气雾剂 (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · bg аерозо́л (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · ca aerosol (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · sh а̏еросо̄л (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · io aerosolo (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · be аэразо́ль (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) · is úðaefni (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium)