gastight

gas·tight

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas-tahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌtaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas-tahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌtaɪt/

Definitions of gastight word

adjective gastight not penetrable by a gas. 1
adjective gastight not admitting a given gas under a given pressure. 1
noun gastight Impermeable to gases. 1
adjective gastight not allowing gas to enter or escape 0

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Origin of gastight

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; gas + tight

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Parts of speech for Gastight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gastight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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