aeriform

Example Sentences

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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 Chambers, Robert

Most aeriform bodies, when subjected to compression, are made to occupy a space which diminishes in the exact ratio of the increase of the compressing force.

From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von

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 Lawson, Alfred