liquid air

liq·uid A·ïr

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lik-wid ah-eer]
- /ˈlɪk wɪd ˈɑ ɪər/
- /ˈlɪkwɪd eə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lik-wid ah-eer]
- /ˈlɪk wɪd ˈɑ ɪər/

Definitions of liquid air words

noun liquid air a pale blue, intensely cold liquid, obtained by the compression and cooling of air: used as a source of oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases, and as a refrigerant. 1
noun liquid air air that has been liquefied by cooling. It is a pale blue and consists mainly of liquid oxygen (boiling pt: –182.9°C) and liquid nitrogen (boiling pt: –195.7°C): used in the production of pure oxygen, nitrogen, and the inert gases, and as a refrigerant 0
noun liquid air air brought to a liquid state by being subjected to great pressure and then cooled by its own expansion to a temperature below the boiling point of its main constituents, nitrogen and oxygen: it is used as a refrigerant 0
noun liquid air air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurised or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes. 0

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Origin of liquid air

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Liquid air

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liquid air popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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