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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaérosol
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aé-ro-sol
"Il a appliqué la peinture avec un aérosol."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance enclosed under pressure and able to be released as a fine spray, typically by means of a propellant gas.
"He used an aerosol can of paint to touch up the rusted metal fence." - 2
A colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas.
"Atmospheric scientists study how industrial aerosols affect cloud formation and climate."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1920s from 'crypto-' or commercial proprietary blending (as in Krylon spray paint) combined with 'sol' (a colloidal suspension of particles in a liquid). It evolved to describe any suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas, becoming widely associated with pressurized spray products in the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aerosol" is said worldwide
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aérosol
Transliteration: aé-ro-sol
"Il a appliqué la peinture avec un aérosol."
Aerosol
Transliteration: ae-ro-zol
"Das Spray wird als Aerosol freigesetzt."
aerosol
Transliteration: ae-ro-sol
"Ha usato una bomboletta aerosol per dipingere il muro."
aerosol
Transliteration: ae-ro-sol
"El pintor utilizó un aerosol para cubrir la superficie."
aerossol
Transliteration: a-e-ros-sol
"Ele comprou uma lata de tinta em aerossol."
एरोसोल
Transliteration: erosol
"उसने रंग छिड़कने के लिए एरोसोल का उपयोग किया।"
气溶胶
Transliteration: qì róng jiāo
"喷雾罐里装满了气溶胶。"
에어로졸
Transliteration: e-eo-ro-jol
"그는 에어로졸 스프레이로 그림을 그렸다."
エアロゾル
Transliteration: earozoru
"スプレー缶にはエアロゾルが含まれています。"
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