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1 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) αέριο2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) υγραέριο, γκάζι3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) αναισθητικό αέριο4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) ασφυξιογόνο αέριο, δακρυγόνο2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) δηλητηριάζω με αέριο- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
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2 pilot-light
noun (a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on.) λυχνία ελέγχου -
3 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) κλατάρισμα, σκάσιμο2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) διαφυγή αερίου -
4 bunsen (burner)
noun (a gas burner which produces a smokeless flame of great heating power: Several of the bunsens in the chemistry laboratory are out of order.) λυχνία Μπούνσεν -
5 by-product
noun (something obtained or formed during the making of something else: Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal.) υποπροϊόν -
6 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) πυκνότητα2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) πυκνότητα -
7 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) εργοστάσιο φωταερίου -
8 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) γεννήτρια -
9 geyser
1) (an underground spring that produces and sends out hot water and steam: There are geysers in Iceland and New Zealand.) θερμοπίδακας2) (a small gas or electric water heater in a bathroom, kitchen etc.) μικρός θερμοσίφωνας -
10 hydrogen
(an element, the lightest gas, which burns and which, when combined with oxygen, produces water.) υδρογόνο -
11 nitrogen
(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) άζωτο- nitrate -
12 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) αγωγός/πετρελαιαγωγός -
13 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) αύληση2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) σωληνώσεις/μεταφορά με σωλήνες -
14 plumber
(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) υδραυλικός- plumbing -
15 soda-water
noun (water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy.) σόδα,αεριούχο νερό -
16 turbine
(a type of motor, operated by the action of water, steam, gas etc: a steam turbine.) στρόβιλος, τουρμπίνα -
17 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) σημείο διαρροής, ρωγμή, τρύπα2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) διαρροή, διαφυγή3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) διαρροή πληροφοριών2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) παρουσιάζω διαρροή, στάζω, μπάζω νερά2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) διαρρέω•- leakage- leaky -
18 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) δραπετεύω2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) ξεφεύγω,γλιτώνω3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) διαφεύγω4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) διαρρέω2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) απόδραση,διαφυγή,διαρροή- escapism- escapist -
19 ammonia
[ə'mouniə]1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) αμμωνία2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) υγρή αμμωνία -
20 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) γαγάτηςII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) πίδακας2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) ακροφύσιο3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) αεριωθούμενο•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion
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