1
: having the form of or being gas
also
: of or relating to gases
2
a
: lacking substance or solidity
b
: gassy sense 3
trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions—
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gaseousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of gaseous in a Sentence
a substance changing from a liquid to a gaseous state
a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep
Recent Examples on the Web
The most important component in fossil fuel pollution is gaseous sulfur dioxide, which forms aerosols in the atmosphere that linger for mere days.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
For gaseous macrocosmic poli-sci, people can turn to Aaron Sorkin.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Upon arrival, the gas is reheated to return it to a gaseous state and transported by pipeline to distribution companies, industrial consumers and power plants.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
Studying mixed modes revealed that red giant cores rotate much more slowly than the star’s gaseous envelope, contrary to what astrophysicists had predicted.
—WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
The mobile launcher lost its supply of gaseous nitrogen during the launch.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2023
But other companies want to ditch gaseous refrigerants altogether and replace them with materials that absorb heat just as well without the risk of leakage or fire.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
But other scientists interpret the same observations as evidence of an inhospitable, gaseous planetary composition more like Neptune’s.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
In their gaseous phase, many natural and man-made molecules, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanol, absorb photons when stimulated at terahertz frequencies, and those absorption bands can serve as chemical fingerprints.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
For gaseous macrocosmic poli-sci, people can turn to Aaron Sorkin.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Upon arrival, the gas is reheated to return it to a gaseous state and transported by pipeline to distribution companies, industrial consumers and power plants.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
Studying mixed modes revealed that red giant cores rotate much more slowly than the star’s gaseous envelope, contrary to what astrophysicists had predicted.
—WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
The mobile launcher lost its supply of gaseous nitrogen during the launch.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2023
But other companies want to ditch gaseous refrigerants altogether and replace them with materials that absorb heat just as well without the risk of leakage or fire.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
But other scientists interpret the same observations as evidence of an inhospitable, gaseous planetary composition more like Neptune’s.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
In their gaseous phase, many natural and man-made molecules, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanol, absorb photons when stimulated at terahertz frequencies, and those absorption bands can serve as chemical fingerprints.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaseous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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gaseous
adjective
gas·eous
ˈgas-ē-əs 
ˈgash-əs
1
: having the form of or being gas
2
: of or relating to gas
3
: lacking solidity
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