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Aerosol
aerosol
aerosol
English
Noun
aerosol (plural aerosols)
- A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium.
- A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.
- An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the can.
- (physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
Translations
gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter
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colloidal system
Derived terms
Anagrams
References
- “aerosol” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
aerosol m (definite singular aerosolen, indefinite plural aerosoler, definite plural aerosolene)
- an aerosol
References
- “aerosol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
aerosol m (definite singular aerosolen, indefinite plural aerosolar, definite plural aerosolane)
- an aerosol
References
- “aerosol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.