2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. ``Unconnected, gaseous information.'' --Sir J. Stephen. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gaseous — 1799, from GAS (Cf. gas) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
gaseous — The dominant pronunciation in standard English is gas i ǝs; gay si ǝs is now only rarely heard … Modern English usage
gaseous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or having the characteristics of a gas. DERIVATIVES gaseousness noun … English terms dictionary
gaseous — [gas′ē əs, gash′əs] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or in the form of, gas 2. Informal GASSY (sense 1) gaseousness n … English World dictionary
gaseous — [[t]gæ̱siəs, ge͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n You use gaseous to describe something which is in the form of a gas, rather than a solid or liquid. Freon exists both in liquid and gaseous states … English dictionary
gaseous — adjective Date: 1799 1. having the form of or being gas; also of or relating to gases 2. a. lacking substance or solidity b. gassy 3 < trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions Edwin Newman > • gaseousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
gaseous — adj. Gaseous is used with these nouns: ↑emission … Collocations dictionary
Gaseous diffusion — is a technology used to produce enriched uranium by forcing gaseous uranium hexafluoride, UF6, through semi permeable membranes. This produces a slight separation between the molecules containing uranium 235 and uranium 238. By use of a large… … Wikipedia
gaseous diffusion enrichment — noun (physics) The enrichment of uranium isotopes using gaseous uranium hexafluoride passing through a porous barrier • • • Main Entry: ↑gas … Useful english dictionary
Gaseous corrosion — Gaseous corrosion. См. Газовая коррозия. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
