Used in a Sentence

gases

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gases.

Editorial note

The heat from the combustion is transferred to the gases inside the cylinder, causing them to expand.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A city in Kansas.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gases gathered in one view.

noun

A city in Kansas.

noun

A commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.

noun

Acronym of group A Streptococcus.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gases.

noun

A city in Kansas.

noun

A commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.

noun

Acronym of group A Streptococcus.

noun

(uncountable, military) Poison gas.

Example sentences

1

The heat from the combustion is transferred to the gases inside the cylinder, causing them to expand.

2

The meat industry is still the main producer of greenhouse gases but it's really getting astoundingly efficient, producing more food by producing less greenhouse gases.

3

The thing is, it's not just the temperature measurements fitting the greenhouse gases.

4

It never occurred to me that human-produced carbon-dioxide was such a small percent of the greenhouse gases.

5

In Frank's case, he just always gases early, often by the end of the first round.

6

Otherwise, the O2 usually ends up oxidizing anything it can touch, and gets bound up in minerals, or as oxygen-containing gases.

7

Producing 2% of the world's greenhouse gases is not bad at all if California performs 2+% of the world's greenhouse gas-producing activities.

8

Nuclear power plants are of course more efficient and do not produce greenhouse gases.

9

Similar to taxing the finite capacity of the atmosphere to absorb greenhouse gases.

10

But that's a tiny fraction of the heat trapped by excess greenhouse gases.

11

The effects of greenhouse gases are mild compared with planetary collisions or large volcanic eruptions so it's unlikely any positive feedback loop will occur.

12

They are saying that, despite the complexities, despite the many variables, an increase in one of the least significant greenhouse gases will cause catastrophic (the word is everywhere - cue the screaming girl) warming.

Quote examples

1

Occaissionally, you will get someone on the inside to write something very brave: "But I am also aware that in this thick atmosphere -and I am not speaking of greenhouse gases now- editors, reviewers and authors of alternative studies, analysis, interpretations,even based on the same data we have at our disposal, have been bullied and subtly blackmailed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gases in a sentence?

The heat from the combustion is transferred to the gases inside the cylinder, causing them to expand.

What does gases mean?

A city in Kansas.

What part of speech is gases?

gases is commonly used as noun.