Associations to the word «Aerosol»

Pictures for the word «Aerosol»

Wiktionary

AEROSOL, noun. A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium.
AEROSOL, noun. A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.
AEROSOL, noun. (physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
AEROSOL CAN, noun. A canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.
AEROSOL CANS, noun. Plural of aerosol can

Dictionary definition

AEROSOL, noun. A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas.
AEROSOL, noun. A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats