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gaseous

gaseous

16 4.6
Being in the form of a gas rather than a liquid or solid
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡeɪʃəs/
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  • The extrasolar planets discovered to this time are believed to be giant gaseous planets similar to Jupiter and Saturn.
  • gaseous planet
  • gaseous chlorine
  • gaseous hydrogen

But when I think of stars, they're fluids, They're gaseous fluids.

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Examples

  • Little droplets are part of the gaseous phase.

  • NATURAL GAS, in its gaseous form, can be carried efficiently only in pipelines.

    Academic text (2003)
  • If you see any gaseous cloud, fire immediately.

  • As far as is known, the physics of the gaseous solar interior is relatively simple.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Lieutenant Stanton requires oxygen, a gaseous chemical element.

  • Nitrogen is lost from an ecosystem in both gaseous and aqueous forms.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The dishes were then placed in an incubator that controlled the temperature and the gaseous concentrations.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The cover is permeable to gaseous substances but retains odor emissions.

    Academic text (2001)
  • But when I think of stars, they're fluids, They're gaseous fluids.

  • At room temperature, water can exist in a gaseous state as steam and in a liquid state as water.

Synonyms

gassy
vsgaseous
1 3.1

Full of gas, for example fizzy drinks or a planet's thick air

refers to existing in the gas state rather than liquid or solid
aeriform
vsgaseous
9.9

Very light and not solid like air

focuses on existing as gas rather than being merely light or intangible

Antonyms

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

Compounds

gaseous state
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A state when a gas has no fixed shape or size and fills its container

gaseous nebula
  • Specialized
8.4

A bright cloud of gas and dust in space where new stars can form

How Gaseous

plasma
  • Specialized
277 6.3
gaseous
16 4.6
liquid
324 1.0
solid
325 1.0

Surface Forms

gaseous positive

Morphology

gaseous = gas (transparent) = gas + eous

The adjective is transparently formed from the noun 'gas' with the adjectival suffix '-eous' (orthographic '-e' + '-ous'), so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Gaseous comes from the simple word gas, a name first used in the 1600s for substances that are like air. So, gaseous means 'like gas' or 'in the form of gas', which is why steam or oxygen are called gaseous.