gas (noun)

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• gas mask — noun : a close fitting facepiece connected to a canister through which all air breathed is drawn to protect the respiratory tract and face against irritating and poisonous gases : respirator * * * a masklike device containing or attached to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• gas — noun 1 substance like air ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, noxious, poisonous, toxic ▪ explosive, flammable, inflammable (esp. BrE), radioactive …   Collocations dictionary

• gas — ► NOUN (pl. gases or chiefly US gasses) 1) an air like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2) a flammable substance of this type used as a fuel. 3) a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous… …   English terms dictionary

• gas — I. /gæs / (say gas) noun (plural gases) 1. Physics a substance consisting of atoms or molecules which are sufficiently mobile for it to occupy the whole of the space in which it is contained. 2. any such fluid substance or mixture of substances,… …  

• gas meter — noun a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe • Syn: ↑gasometer • Hypernyms: ↑meter * * * noun : an instrument for recording the quantity of gas passing through a particular outlet * * * an apparatus for measuring …   Useful english dictionary

• gas jet — noun burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑gas burner • Hypernyms: ↑burner • Hyponyms: ↑bunsen burner, ↑bunsen, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gas oil — noun an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity • Hypernyms: ↑fuel oil, ↑heating oil, ↑hydrocarbon * * * noun : any of various hydrocarbon oils used especially formerly for making oil gas or… …   Useful english dictionary

• gas engine — noun an internal combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor • Hypernyms: ↑internal combustion engine, ↑ICE * * * noun : an internal combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using… …   Useful english dictionary

• gas well — noun a well that yields or has yielded natural gas • Hypernyms: ↑well * * * noun : a well that produces chiefly natural gas * * * a well from which natural gas is obtained. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * gas well noun A boring from which natural gas… …   Useful english dictionary

• gas helmet — noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases • Syn: ↑gasmask, ↑respirator • Hypernyms: ↑mask * * * noun : gas mask * * * gas helmet …   Useful english dictionary

• gas shell — noun (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary