gaseous phase

noun

gaseous phase

noun
1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules or atoms is strong enough to permit their free motion, significantly exceeding the cohesive force.

Synonyms
gas
Coordinate terms
liquid phase, solid phase

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