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газ — meaning in English

gaz

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English meaning

  • accelerator noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.
  • gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
  • gauze verb To cover or dress a wound with gauze, or to make something look thin and hazy like gauze fabric.
  • gossamer noun A fine, filmy strand of cobweb often seen drifting in the air or caught on bushes.
  • vapor noun Tiny droplets or particles suspended in the air, such as mist, steam, or fumes.

Senses

газ is used for these senses in English:

  • accelerator (vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
  • accelerator (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
  • gas (uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
  • gauze A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
  • gossamer A soft, sheer fabric.
  • vapor The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

accelerator — full definition

  1. noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.
  2. noun A program that provides funding, mentoring, and resources to help new companies grow quickly.
  3. noun A device or piece of equipment that speeds up a process, such as a particle accelerator.

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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