🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

기체

Pronunciation / Transliteration: giche

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gas/ɡæs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"천연가스는 가정에서 난방용으로 쓰입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fluid substance that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely.

    "Natural gas is commonly used for heating homes and generating electricity."
As verb
  1. 1

    To fill or supply with gas, or informally, to talk excessively or boast.

    "He got completely gassed up about his new business venture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'gas' originates from the Greek word 'khaos', meaning 'chaos' or 'void'. It was first used in the 17th century by the Flemish chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont, who coined the term to describe the state of matter that is neither solid nor liquid.

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