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/ɡæs/ · noun
(uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition..
A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.
My tummy hurts so bad – I have gas.
But anyone with that many large brown birds aroost in his cranium and that much gas in his bottom was clearly not a well person.
Two more girls came in, one in bright pink stretch pants and the other in purple. “Man this place is a gas,” said pink.
No it really doesn't matter at all / Life's a gas / I hope it's going to last
Use gas when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gas means (uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition..
Common synonyms include vapor, vapour, wind, gasoline.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
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