What does gas mean?
Definitions for gas
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Princeton's WordNet
gas, gaseous statenoun
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
gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrolnoun
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
flatulence, flatulency, gasnoun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunnoun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
"he stepped on the gas"
natural gas, gasverb
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
gasverb
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
"The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb
show off
GCIDE
Gasnoun
same as gasoline; -- a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term
Gasnoun
the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term
Gasnoun
Same as natural gas.
Gasverb
to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas
Wiktionary
gasadjective
comical, zany.
Etymology: Shortened from gasoline.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gasnoun
It is used by Van Helmont, and seems designed to signify, in general, a spirit not capable of being coagulated: but he uses it loosely in many senses, and very unintelligibly and inconsistently. Har.
Etymology: A word invented by the chymists.
Wikipedia
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. oxygen), or compound molecules made from a variety of atoms (e.g. carbon dioxide). A gas mixture, such as air, contains a variety of pure gases. What distinguishes a gas from liquids and solids is the vast separation of the individual gas particles. This separation usually makes a colourless gas invisible to the human observer. The gaseous state of matter occurs between the liquid and plasma states, the latter of which provides the upper temperature boundary for gases. Bounding the lower end of the temperature scale lie degenerative quantum gases which are gaining increasing attention. High-density atomic gases super-cooled to very low temperatures are classified by their statistical behavior as either Bose gases or Fermi gases. For a comprehensive listing of these exotic states of matter see list of states of matter.
ChatGPT
gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter that consists of particles with significant space and complete freedom of motion. These particles, usually atoms or molecules, exhibit random motion and conform to the shape and size of their container by filling it uniformly and completely. Compared to the solid and liquid states, gas has lower density and viscosity.
Webster Dictionary
Gasnoun
an aeriform 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 aeriform 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
laughing gas
Gasnoun
any irrespirable aeriform fluid
Etymology: [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.]
Wikidata
Gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter. A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms, elemental molecules made from one type of atom, or compound molecules made from a variety of atoms. A gas mixture would contain a variety of pure gases much like the air. What distinguishes a gas from liquids and solids is the vast separation of the individual gas particles. This separation usually makes a colorless gas invisible to the human observer. The interaction of gas particles in the presence of electric and gravitational fields are considered negligible as indicated by the constant velocity vectors in the image. The gaseous state of matter is found between the liquid and plasma states, the latter of which provides the upper temperature boundary for gases. Bounding the lower end of the temperature scale lie degenerative quantum gases which are gaining increasing attention. High-density atomic gases super cooled to incredibly low temperatures are classified by their statistical behavior as either a Bose gas or a Fermi gas. For a comprehensive listing of these exotic states of matter see list of states of matter.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gas
gas, n. a vaporous substance not condensed into a liquid at ordinary terrestrial temperatures and pressures—esp. that obtained from coal, used in lighting houses: (coll.) frothy talk:—pl. Gas′es.—v.t. to supply with gas: (U.S.) to impose on by talking gas.—v.i. to vapour, talk boastfully.—ns. Gasalier′, Gaselier′, a hanging frame with branches for gas-jets, formed on false analogy from chandelier; Gas′-bag, a bag for holding gas: a boastful, talkative person; Gas′-brack′et, a pipe, mostly curved, projecting from the wall of a room, used for illuminating purposes; Gas′-burn′er, a piece of metal fitted to the end of a gas-pipe, with one or more small holes so arranged as to spread out the flame; Gas′-coal, any coal suitable for making illuminating gas; Gas′-condens′er, an apparatus for freeing coal-gas from tar; Gasē′ity, Gā′seousness.—adj. Gaseous (gā′se-us).—ns. Gas′-en′gine, an engine in which motion is communicated to the piston by the alternate admission and condensation of gas in a closed cylinder; Gas′-fit′ter, one who fits up the pipes and brackets for gas-lighting; Gas′-fix′ture, a bracket or chandelier for gas; Gas′-fur′nace, a furnace of which the fuel is gas; Gas′holder, a large vessel for storing gas; Gasificā′tion, the process of converting into gas.—v.t. Gas′ify, to convert into gas.—ns. Gas′-jet, a gas-burner; Gas′-lamp, a lamp lighted by gas; Gas′-main, one of the principal underground pipes conveying gas from the works to the places where it is consumed; Gas′-man, a man employed in the manufacture of gas: the man who controls the lights of the stage; Gas′-mē′ter, an instrument for measuring the quantity of gas consumed at a particular place in a given time; Gas′ogene (same as Gazogene); Gas′olene, rectified petroleum; Gasom′eter, an instrument for measuring gas: a place for holding gas.—adjs. Gasomet′ric, -al.—ns. Gas′-pipe, a pipe for conveying gas; Gas′sing, idle talking; Gas′-stove, an apparatus in which coal-gas is used for heating and cooking purposes.—adj. Gas′sy, full of gas, gaseous: (slang) given to vain and boastful talk.—ns. Gas′-tank, a reservoir for coal-gas; Gas′-tar, coal-tar.—adj. Gas′-tight, sufficiently close to prevent the escape of gas.—ns. Gas′-wa′ter, water through which coal-gas has been passed; Gas′-works, an establishment where illuminating gas is manufactured. [A word invented by the Dutch chemist J. B. Van Helmont (1577-1644)—the form suggested by Gr. chaos.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
gas
[as in ‘gas chamber’] 1. interj. A term of disgust and hatred, implying that gas should be dispensed in generous quantities, thereby exterminating the source of irritation. “Some loser just reloaded the system for no reason! Gas!” 2. interj. A suggestion that someone or something ought to be flushed out of mercy. “The system's getting wedged every few minutes. Gas!” 3. vt. To flush (sense 1). “You should gas that old crufty software.” 4. [IBM] n. Dead space in nonsequentially organized files that was occupied by data that has since been deleted; the compression operation that removes it is called degassing (by analogy, perhaps, with the use of the same term in vacuum technology). 5. [IBM] n. Empty space on a disk that has been clandestinely allocated against future need.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GAS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gas is ranked #117480 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gas surname appeared 148 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gas.
63.5% or 94 total occurrences were White.
23.6% or 35 total occurrences were Black.
10.8% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gas' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1501
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gas' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1116
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gas' in Nouns Frequency: #578
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Anagrams for gas »
sag
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gas in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of gas in a Sentence
There was a huge clash between the police and the young people and clouds of tear gas. I saw old women pushed over by the surging crowd. It was serious.
If you look at some of Obama’s speeches, like when he offered praise for the oil and gas industry in 2012 while speaking in Oklahoma, it is clear they are both on the same side, the administration has done an inadequate job in getting where we need to be [in protecting the environment] and contesting this case is just another example of how [Obama] is supporting the fossil fuel industry.
We were aware we were taking a hit, but we didn't want to wait any more to develop the gas fields, we believe that if this roadmap is approved, it will bring regulatory certainty and stability to Israel and we are confident that we will be able to bring to Israel new operators to develop Karish and Tanin.
There will be a limit to what increasingly cheap renewable power and continuously cheap natural gas can deliver with respect to emissions reductions.
Fossil fuel profits are most certainly not powering investments in clean energy, just look at the spending of oil and gas companies and how that’s allocated.
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- gasAfrikaans
- غازArabic
- qazAzerbaijani
- газBelarusian
- газове, газBulgarian
- plyn, benzínCzech
- nwyWelsh
- gasDanish
- Blähung, auftanken, vergasen, Gas geben, tanken, Gas, BenzinGerman
- αέριο, βενζίνη, ατμόςGreek
- echar gasolina, acelerar, gas, repostar, llenar el tanqueSpanish
- gaasEstonian
- gasBasque
- گازPersian
- bensa, kaasu, bensiiniFinnish
- gassFaroese
- boulet, gaz, boulet de canon, essence, marrant, missileFrench
- gasWestern Frisian
- gásIrish
- gasGalician
- גזים, גז, דלקHebrew
- गैसHindi
- gázHungarian
- գազ, բենզինArmenian
- gas, gasolinaInterlingua
- gasIndonesian
- gasIcelandic
- gas, benzinaItalian
- 気体, ガソリン, ガスJapanese
- გაზიGeorgian
- газKazakh
- ឧស្ម័នKhmer
- 가스Korean
- газKyrgyz
- gas, gasium, gasumLatin
- ອາຍໄຕ້Lao
- dujosLithuanian
- gāzes, gāzeLatvian
- haurehuMāori
- гас, бензин, гасови, дава гасMacedonian
- gasMalay
- ဓာတ်ငွေ့Burmese
- gas, benzine, tankenDutch
- gaz, benzynaPolish
- gás, gasolinaPortuguese
- gaze, gaz, benzinăRomanian
- газ, бензин, запра́вить, жать на газ, заправля́ть, газану́ть, газова́тьRussian
- плин, gas, гас, plinSerbo-Croatian
- plyn, benzínSlovak
- plinSlovene
- gazAlbanian
- gas, bensin, gaserSwedish
- gesiSwahili
- వాయువుTelugu
- газTajik
- แก๊ส, ก๊าซThai
- gazTurkmen
- gazTurkish
- газTatar
- газUkrainian
- فارغہ, گیسUrdu
- gazUzbek
- khí tê, khí, chất khíVietnamese
- vap, bänsinVolapük
- גאַזYiddish
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