Gas

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See also Gas, gás, gås, gãs, gæs, and gaas

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /gæs/, SAMPA: /g{s/

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• Rhymes: -æs

Etymology 1

From Dutch gas, a word coined by chemist Van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by Dutch & Flemish gheest "breath, vapour, spirit" or from Ancient Greek χάος (khaos), “‘chasm, void’”). More at ghost, ghastly

Noun

Singular Gas

Plural es

Gas (es)

1. (uncountable, chemistry) Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

   A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder

2. (countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.

   The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases

3. (uncountable) An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating or electricity generation.

   Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.

4. (US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

   My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.

5. (slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

   He is such a gas!

6. (baseball) A fastball.

   The closer threw him nothing but gas.

Synonyms

• (state of matter): vapor / vapour
• (digestive process): wind, fart (when gas is released) (US, slang)

Related terms

• gas giant
• gaslight
• gasometer
• LP gas
• natural gas

Translations

state of matter

Arabic: غاز ar(ar) (gház) m. Armenian: գազ (gaz) Belarusian: [[газ#Template:Be|газ]] be(be) (haz) m. Bulgarian: газ bg(bg) (gaz) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 氣體 zh(zh), 气体 zh(zh) (qìtǐ), 氣 zh(zh), 气 zh(zh) (qì) Croatian: plin hr(hr) m. Czech: plyn cs(cs) m. Dutch: gas nl(nl) n. Finnish: kaasu fi(fi) French: gaz fr(fr) m. German: Gas de(de) n. Greek: αέριο el(el) (aério) n., ατμός el(el) (atmós) m. Hebrew: גז he(he) (gáz) m. Hindi: [[गैस#Template:Hi|गैस]] hi(hi) (gais) Hungarian: gáz hu(hu) Icelandic: gas is(is) n. Interlingua: gas ia(ia)

Italian: gas it(it) m. Japanese: 気体 ja(ja) (きたい, kitai), ガス ja(ja) (gasu) Korean: 가스 ko(ko) (gaseu) Latvian: gāze lv(lv) f. Persian: گاز fa(fa) (gāz) Polish: gaz pl(pl) m. Portuguese: gás pt(pt) m. Russian: газ ru(ru) (gaz) m. Serbian: plin sr(sr) m. Slovak: plyn sk(sk) m. Spanish: gas es(es) m. Swedish: gas sv(sv) c. Thai: ก๊าซ th(th) (gáat), แก๊ส th(th) (gáet) Turkish: gaz tr(tr) Ukrainian: [[газ#Template:Uk|газ]] uk(uk) (haz) m. Urdu: [[گیس#Template:Ur|گیس]] ur(ur), [[فارغہ#Template:Ur|فارغہ]] ur(ur) Vietnamese: [[khí tê#Template:Vi|khí tê]] vi(vi), [[khí#Template:Vi|khí]] vi(vi), [[chất khí#Template:Vi|chất khí]] vi(vi) West Frisian: gas fy(fy) n.

gas in digestion

German: Blähung de(de) f. Greek: αέριο el(el) (aério) n. Hebrew: גזים he(he) Japanese: ガス ja(ja) (gasu)

Latvian: gāze lv(lv) f. Russian: газы ru(ru) (gázy) m. pl. Swedish: gaser sv(sv) c. pl. Turkish: gaz tr(tr)

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Translations to be checked

Bosnian: gas m. French: gaz m. Indonesian: gas

Romanian: gaz n. Spanish: gas m.

See also

• fluid
• liquid
• solid

Verb

Infinitive to Gas

Third person singular gases

Simple past gassed

Past participle -

Present participle gassing

to Gas (third-person singular simple present gases, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)

1. To kill with poisonous gas.
2. To talk, chat.
3. To emit gas.

   The battery cell was gassing.

Etymology 2

Shortened from gasoline.

Noun

Singular Gas

Plural -

Gas (-)

1. (uncountable, US) Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Synonyms

• (gasoline): gasoline (US), petrol (Commonwealth)

Related terms

• gas-guzzler
• gasohol
• gas up
• gasoline

Translations

fuel

Armenian: բենզին hy(hy) (benzin) Chinese: 汽油 cmn(cmn) Czech: benzín cs(cs) m. Dutch: benzine nl(nl) f. Finnish: bensiini fi(fi), bensa fi(fi) German: Benzin de(de) n. Greek: βενζίνη el(el) (venzíni) f. Hebrew: דלק he(he) (délek) m.

Interlingua: gasolina ia(ia) Italian: benzina it(it) f. Japanese: ガソリン ja(ja) (がそりん, gasorin) Polish: benzyna pl(pl) f. Portuguese: gasolina pt(pt) f. Russian: бензин ru(ru) (b'enzín) m. Slovak: benzín sk(sk) m.

Verb

Infinitive to Gas

Third person singular gases or gasses

Simple past gassed

Past participle -

Present participle gassing

to Gas (third-person singular simple present gases or gasses, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)

1. (US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

   The cops are coming. Gas it!

2. (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel

Etymology 3

Confer slang term "a gas", above.

Adjective

Gas (not comparable)

Positive Gas

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. (Irish, colloquial) comical, zany.

   Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.

   It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.

Usage notes

• This is common in speech, but rarely used in writing.

Anagrams

• ags,
• sag, SAG
• SGA

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Dutch

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Noun

Gas n. (plural gassen)

1. gas

Derived terms

• gasleiding
• gasvormig
• gasvorming

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Galician

Noun

Gas m. (plural gases)

1. gas

Synonyms

• (gas): vapor

Derived terms

• gas nobre

Related terms

• gasoso

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Icelandic

Noun

Gas n.

1. gas (state of matter)

Anagrams

• ags,
• sag

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Indonesian

Noun

Gas

1. gas

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Interlingua

Noun

Gas

1. gas

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡasˠ]

Noun

Gas m.

1. stalk

Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gas gais Vocative a ghais a ghasa Genitive gais gas Dative gas gais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gas na gais Genitive an ghais na ngas Dative leis an [[Template:Ga eclipsis anas]] don ghas leis na gais

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gas	ghas	ngas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Noun

Gas m.

1. gas (state of matter, petroleum)
2. petrol
3. poison gas

Synonyms

• benzina (petroleum)

Related terms

• gasare
• gasolina
• gassare
• gassificare
• gassista
• gassometro
• gassoso

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Template:Bn[[Category:rhg:Template:Bn derivations|Gas]].

Noun

Gas [[Category:Template:Rhg nouns|Gas]]

1. tree

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

gȃs m. (Cyrillic spelling га̑с)

1. (Bosnian, Serbian) gas (state of matter)

Declension

    declension of Gas

	singular	plural
nominative	gȃs	gásovi
genitive	gasa	gásōvā
dative	gasu	gasovima
accusative	gas	gasove
vocative	gase	gasovi
locative	gasu	gasovima
instrumental	gasom	gasovima

Synonyms

• (Croatian): plȋn

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Spanish

Noun

Gas m. (plural gases)

Singular Gas m.

Plural gases m.

1. gas

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inflection for Gas	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form
Possessive form	gas

Gas c.

1. gas; a state of matter
2. gas; a compound or element in such a state
3. gas; gaseous fuels
4. (plural only: gaser) gas; waste gas

Derived terms

• avgas
• biogas
• gasbehållare
• gasformig
• gasledning
• gaslykta
• gaslåga
• gasverk
• ge gas / ge mer gas / gasa. To accelerate a motor vehicle.
• ha gaser
• naturgas
• rötgas
• stadsgas
• sumpgas

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• [[w:Template:Fy phonology|IPA]]: /gas/

Noun

Gas n. [[Category:Template:Fy nouns|Gas]]

1. gas

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