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gaseous

adj
/ˈɡæsiəs/US/ˈɡeisiəs/UK

Etymology

From gas + -eous.

  1. derived from χάος — “chasm, void, empty space”
  2. borrowed from gas
  3. formed as gaseous — “gas + -eous”

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and…

    Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

    • gaseous state
    • gaseous emissions
    • gaseous substance

  2. Of a liquid containing bubbles

    Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.

  3. Lacking substance or solidity

    Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous.

    • Her gaseous explanations left everyone confused.

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Derived

gaseously, gaseousness, gaseous phase, nongaseous, pseudogaseous, ultragaseous, ungaseous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gaseous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at gaseous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at gaseous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA