気体|きたいkitai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noungas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
- Synonymガス体ガスたいWrittenWritten-style term for gas, rare and found mostly in science or technical writing. In everyday speech say 「気体」, and 「ガス」 for concrete gases such as fuel gas.
- Antonym固体こたいNeutralThe opposite of 「気体」 among the three states of matter: solid matter, which has a fixed shape and volume.
- Antonym液体えきたいNeutralThe other antonym among the three states of matter: liquid matter, which has a definite volume but no fixed shape.
Use 「気体」 for the gaseous state of matter. Concrete gases such as fuel or poison gas are 「ガス」; 「ガス体」 is a rare written alternative. The antonyms are 「固体」 (fixed shape and volume) and 「液体」 (volume but no fixed shape).
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