氣體 — meaning in English

English meaning

• gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
• gaseous adj Existing in the form of a gas.

Senses

氣體 is used for these senses in English:

• gas (uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state 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 by deposition.
• gaseous Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

gas — full definition

1. noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
2. noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
3. noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
4. verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
5. verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

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