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- [gas-tahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌtaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gas-tahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌtaɪt/
Definitions of gastight word
- adjective gastight not penetrable by a gas. 1
- adjective gastight not admitting a given gas under a given pressure. 1
- noun gastight Impermeable to gases. 1
- adjective gastight not allowing gas to enter or escape 0
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Origin of gastight
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; gas + tight
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Parts of speech for Gastight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gastight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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