natural gas en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
By opposition to coal gas (19th century).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
For a good many years, beginning in London, Brighton & South Coast days, the station at Heathfield, between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, was lighted by natural gas. The use of this illuminant was discontinued about 1934.
1946 July and August, “The Why and The Wherefore: Natural Gas at Heathfield”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:Natural gas is an odorless, colorless gas from inside the Earth. When burned, it provides abundant heat to homes and businesses around the United States and the world.
2010, Kelly Swanson, Human Geography, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| natural gases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
freedom gas · dry natural gas · natural gas liquid · liquid natural gas · compressed natural gas
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Translations (79)
ka ბუნებრივი აირი (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · tk tebigy gaz (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · fr gaz naturel (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · el φυσικό αέριο (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sh prirodni gas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · an gas natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ko 천연가스 (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · id gas bumi (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ia gas natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · nb naturgass (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · da naturgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · hi प्राकृतिक गैस (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · es gas natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · az təbii qaz (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · vi khí đốt (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ms gas asli (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sv naturgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · bn প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাস (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · is jarðgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · id gas alam (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · cmn 天然氣 /天然气 (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · uk приро́дний газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · fo náttúrugass (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ro gaz natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · mk природен гас (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · kk табиғи газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · hy գազ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · fi maakaasu (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · vi khí thiên nhiên (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · cy nwy naturiol (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · cs zemní plyn (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · uz tabiiy gaz (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · bo སྣུམ་རླུང (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · it gas naturale (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ky табигый газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · hy բնական գազ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · tr doğal gaz (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ga gás nádúrtha (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · fa گاز طبیعی (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · bg приро́ден газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · af aardgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sh zemni plin (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · et maagaas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · cmn 天然煤氣 /天然煤气 (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · pl gaz ziemny (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · eo tergaso (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · de Erdgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ja 市ガス (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · lv dabasgāze (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · fy ierdgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · nl aardgas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · vi khí gas (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · pa ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਗੈਸ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · th ก๊าซธรรมชาติ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sw gesi asilia (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ar غَاز طَبِيعِيّ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · he גז טבעי (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · tt табигый газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · th แก๊สธรรมชาติ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · lo ແກັສທຳມະຊາດ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sh природни гас (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sh земни плин (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · mi kapuni (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ht gaz natirèl (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · vi khí ga (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · tg гази табиӣ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · hu földgáz (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ja 天然ガス (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ckb گازی سروشتی (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · pt gás natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ru приро́дный газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · lt gamtinės dujos (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sk zemný plyn (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · nn naturgass (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · be прыро́дны газ (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · nv níłchʼi łikoní (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · tl likas na buhag (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · sl zemeljski plin (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) · ca gas natural (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits)