GASEOUS


Meaning of GASEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-sē-əs, ˈga-shəs ]

adjective

Date: 1799

1. : having the form of or being gas ; also : of or relating to gases

2.

a. : lacking substance or solidity

b. : gassy 3

trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions — Edwin Newman

• gas·eous·ness noun

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