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gaseous

/ˈɡeisiəs/US/ˈɡæsiəs/

gaseous adjective: relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

gaseous: a large cluster of stars in the sky
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Adjective

gaseous (comparative more gaseous, superlative most gaseous)

  1. Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
    • gaseous state
    • gaseous emissions
  2. Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
  3. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous.
    • Her gaseous explanations left everyone confused.

gaseous meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Assamese and Arabic

gaseous in Tamil

வளிநிலையிலுள்ள, வளிம, வாயுவுக்குரிய, வளிமநிலை

gaseous in Kannada

ಅನಿಲರೂಪದ, ಅನಿಲಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ

gaseous in Assamese

relating to, or existing as, gas
গেছীয় gesio, গেছীয়া gesia

gaseous in Arabic

relating to, or existing as, gas
غازي ḡāzī, غازية ḡāziyya
of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy
غازي ḡāzī, غازية ḡāziyya

Examples of gaseous in a sentence

  • At room temperature, oxygen remains in a gaseous state.
  • The mixture produced a gaseous vapor when heated.

All 17 example sentences with gaseous

Synonyms of gaseous

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of gaseous

Forms of gaseous

comparativemore gaseous
superlativemost gaseous

Origin of gaseous

From gas + -eous.

Words formed from gaseous

Phrases with gaseous

Words that rhyme with gaseous

Questions about gaseous

What does gaseous mean?
Gaseous means relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
What is gaseous in Tamil?
Gaseous in Tamil is வளிநிலையிலுள்ள, வளிம, வாயுவுக்குரிய. See Gaseous meaning in Tamil.
How do you use gaseous in a sentence?
At room temperature, oxygen remains in a gaseous state.
What part of speech is gaseous?
Gaseous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gaseous?
Gaseous is pronounced /ˈɡæsiəs/ (US).

Words near gaseous in the dictionary

  1. gaseliers
  2. gaseohydrothermal
  3. gaseosity
  4. gaseotransmitter
  5. gaseotransmitters
  6. gaseous
  7. gaseous phase
  8. gaseous phases
  9. gaseously
  10. gaseousness
  11. gaser

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gaseous (page history and authors); gaseous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gaseous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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