The difference between Gaseous and Liquid

When used as adjectives, gaseous means relating to, or existing as, gas, whereas liquid means flowing freely like water.


Liquid is also noun with the meaning: a substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gaseous and Liquid

  1. Gaseous as an adjective:

    Relating to, or existing as, gas.

  2. Gaseous as an adjective:

    Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.

  3. Gaseous as an adjective:

    Tenuous or indefinite.

  1. Liquid as a noun:

    A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

    Examples:

    "coordinate terms solid gas"

    "hypo ideal liquid non-ideal liquid"

    "A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

  2. Liquid as a noun (phonetics):

    A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

    Examples:

    "hyper approximant consonant"

    "coordinate terms glide"

  1. Liquid as an adjective:

    Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

    Examples:

    "'liquid nitrogen"

  2. Liquid as an adjective (finance, of an [[asset]]):

    Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

  3. Liquid as an adjective (finance, of a [[market]]):

    Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

  4. Liquid as an adjective:

    Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

    Examples:

    "a liquid melody"

  5. Liquid as an adjective (phonology):

    Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.

    Examples:

    "L and R are liquid letters."

  6. Liquid as an adjective:

    Fluid and transparent.

    Examples:

    "the liquid air"

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