Gas vs. Liquid

Gasnoun

Matter in a state intermediate 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.

Gasnoun

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

Gasnoun

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

Gasnoun

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

Gasnoun

(US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

Gasnoun

(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

Gasnoun

(baseball) A fastball.

Gasnoun

Arterial or venous blood gas.

Gasnoun

Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Gasnoun

(US) Gas pedal.

Gasverb

(transitive) To kill with poisonous gas.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To talk, chat.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To emit gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To impregnate with gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

Gasverb

(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

Gasverb

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Gasadjective

comical, zany; fun, amusing

Gasnoun

An aëriform fluid; - a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aëriform state.

Gasnoun

A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.

Gasnoun

same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

Same as natural gas.

Gasnoun

an exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.

Gasverb

To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.

Gasverb

To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

Gasverb

to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas

Gasnoun

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

Gasnoun

a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Gasnoun

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Gasnoun

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Gasnoun

a pedal that controls the throttle valve;

Gasnoun

a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Gasverb

attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;

Gasverb

show off

Gasnoun

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

Gasnoun

a gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone.

Gasnoun

a flammable gas used as a fuel

Gasnoun

a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry.

Gasnoun

gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare

Gasnoun

gas generated in the alimentary canal; flatulence.

Gasnoun

an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.

Gasnoun

short for gasoline

Gasnoun

used in reference to power or the accelerator of a car

Gasnoun

an entertaining or amusing person or situation

Gasnoun

enjoyment, amusement, or fun

Gasverb

kill or harm by exposure to gas

Gasverb

(of a storage battery or dry cell) give off gas

Gasverb

talk excessively about trivial matters

Gasverb

fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

Gasadjective

very amusing or entertaining

Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g.

Liquidnoun

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

Liquidnoun

(phonetics) A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

Liquidadjective

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

Liquidadjective

Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

Liquidadjective

Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

Liquidadjective

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Liquidadjective

(phonology) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.

Liquidadjective

Fluid and transparent.

Liquidadjective

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

Liquidadjective

Being in such a state that the component molecules move freely among themselves, but have a definite volume changing only slightly with changes of pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.

Liquidadjective

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Liquidadjective

Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

Liquidadjective

Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.

Liquidadjective

Clear; definite in terms or amount.

Liquidadjective

In cash or readily convertible into cash without loss of principle; - said of assets, such as bank accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock exchange.

Liquidnoun

A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not gaseous and has a definite volume independent, of the container in which it is held. Liquids have a fixed volume at any given pressure, but their shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure.

Liquidnoun

A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.

Liquidnoun

a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

Liquidnoun

the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

Liquidnoun

a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

Liquidnoun

a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')

Liquidadjective

existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow;

Liquidadjective

filled or brimming with tears;

Liquidadjective

clear and bright;

Liquidadjective

changed from a solid to a liquid state;

Liquidadjective

smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness;

Liquidadjective

yielding; lacking any hint of hardness;

Liquidadjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement;

Liquidadjective

in cash or easily convertible to cash;

Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. As such, it is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape.