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aeriform

[air-uh-fawrm, ey-eer-] / ˈɛər əˌfɔrm, eɪˈɪər- /


ADJECTIVE
gaseous
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These aeriform songs rarely involve drums, which makes them feel timeless, at least in the short term.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2023

Here, the aeriform melodies at his back feel so beautiful, the brutality of his words vanishes in the breeze.

From Washington Post Aug. 22, 2022

The solids, liquids, and aeriform fluids of our globe are all, as has been stated, reducible into fifty-five substances hitherto called elementary. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Robert Chambers

I have already explained the method whereby we received our sustenance, the different aeriform substances being piped directly from the laboratories to the consumers' personal apartments, thus obviating the necessity for dining halls and kitchens.

From Born Again by Alfred Lawson

Indeed the experiences of M. Cagniard de Latour have shown that gases may, under pressure, acquire the density of liquids while retaining the aeriform state, provided the temperature continues extremely high.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer




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