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gaseous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæsiəs/ (US)
  • /ˈɡeisiəs/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡæʃəs/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English -eous English gaseous From gas + -eous.

Meanings

  1. Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
    • At room temperature, oxygen remains in a gaseous state.
    • gaseous emissions
    • gaseous substance
    • The mixture produced a gaseous vapor when heated.
    • gaseous state
  2. Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
  3. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous.
    • Her gaseous explanations left everyone confused.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most gaseous Degree=Sup lexicographic
more gaseous Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

solid · fluidic · nongaseous

Deriveds

gaseously · gaseous phase · ultragaseous · nongaseous · pseudogaseous · gaseousness · ungaseous

Hyponyms

nebulous · evaporable · volatile

Relateds

insubstantial

Synonyms

airy · gaseous · wafty · vaporous · aeriform · aerial · pneumatic · vaporlike · ethereal · aereous

Translations (68)

da kulsyreholdig (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · as গেছীয়া (relating to, or existing as, gas) · it gassoso (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ca gasós (relating to, or existing as, gas) · da gasholdig (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ko 기체의 (relating to, or existing as, gas) · bg газообра́зен (relating to, or existing as, gas) · fr gazeux (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ar غازية (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · bg гази́ран (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · de gasförmig (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ar غازي (relating to, or existing as, gas) · fi kaasumainen (relating to, or existing as, gas) · fi kaasupitoinen (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · mk газиран (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ar غازي (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · oc gasós (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ar غازية (relating to, or existing as, gas) · uk га́зовий (relating to, or existing as, gas) · es gaseoso (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ru газообра́зный (relating to, or existing as, gas) · as গেছীয় (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ga gásach (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · de kohlensäurehaltig (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ka აიროვანი (relating to, or existing as, gas) · arz غازى (relating to, or existing as, gas) · da luftformig (relating to, or existing as, gas) · eo gasa (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ru га́зовый (relating to, or existing as, gas) · arz غازية (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · mk гасовит (relating to, or existing as, gas) · fr gazeux (relating to, or existing as, gas) · de gashaltig (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ka აირადი (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ka აირადი (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · uk газоподі́бний (relating to, or existing as, gas) · nn gassformig (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ro gazos (relating to, or existing as, gas) · pt gasoso (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ca gasós (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ja 気体の (relating to, or existing as, gas) · es gaseoso (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ja ガス状 (relating to, or existing as, gas) · da gasformig (relating to, or existing as, gas) · bg га́зов (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ru газиро́ванный (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · be газападо́бны (relating to, or existing as, gas) · nb gassformig (relating to, or existing as, gas) · be газірава́ны (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · hu gáznemű (relating to, or existing as, gas) · el αεριούχος (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · ka აიროვანი (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · pt gasoso (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · el αεριώδης (relating to, or existing as, gas) · fi kupliva (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · arz غازية (relating to, or existing as, gas) · pl gazowy (relating to, or existing as, gas) · tr gaz halinde (relating to, or existing as, gas) · pl gazowany (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · hu gáz-halmazállapotú (relating to, or existing as, gas) · uk газо́ваний (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · gl gasoso (relating to, or existing as, gas) · ga gásach (relating to, or existing as, gas) · arz غازى (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · cmn 氣體的 /气体的 (relating to, or existing as, gas) · be га́завы (relating to, or existing as, gas) · tr gazlı (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy) · pt gaseificado (of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy)