aerosol
English
Etymology
From aero- + sol (“solution”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aerosol (plural aerosols)
- A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
- A dispersion of fine particles of a solid or liquid in a pressurized or liquefied gas propellant for release as an aerosol spray.
- 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter
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colloidal system
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aerosol”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
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Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Noun
aerosol m (uncountable)
- aerosol (all senses)
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.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
ȁerosōl m (Cyrillic spelling а̏еросо̄л)
Declension
Declension of aerosol
singular | plural | |
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nominative | aerosol | aerosoli |
genitive | aerosola | aerosola |
dative | aerosolu | aerosolima |
accusative | aerosol | aerosole |
vocative | aerosole | aerosoli |
locative | aerosolu | aerosolima |
instrumental | aerosolom | aerosolima |
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
aerosol m (plural aerosoles)
- aerosol (gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter)
Further reading
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