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state vs gas

gas vs state

state and gas both are nouns.

state and gas both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
gas Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gas is a hyponym of state; that is, gas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
  • gas: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
Other hyponyms of state include form, phase, liquid, liquid state, liquidity, liquidness, solid, solid state, solidness, gaseous state, plasma.
state (noun) gas (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes a pedal that controls the throttle valve
a politically organized body of people under a single government the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
the territory occupied by a nation a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
a state of depression or agitation a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) gas (verb)
express in words show off
put before attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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