German

Noun

Aerosol n ‎(genitive Aerosols, plural Aerosole)

1. aerosol (dispersion)

Declension

English

Noun

aerosol ‎(plural aerosols)

1. A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium.

   Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke. (JCS Pub. 1-02).

2. A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.

   An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the can.

3. (physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.

Translations

Derived terms

• aerosolisation
• aerosolise
• aerosol bomb

Anagrams

• roseola

References

• “aerosol” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Italian

Etymology

aero- +‎ sol

Noun

aerosol m ‎(invariable)

1. aerosol (all senses)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From aero- +‎ sol (solution)

Noun

aerosol m ‎(definite singular aerosolen, indefinite plural aerosoler, definite plural aerosolene)

1. an aerosol

References

• “aerosol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From aero- +‎ sol (solution)

Noun

aerosol m ‎(definite singular aerosolen, indefinite plural aerosolar, definite plural aerosolane)

1. an aerosol

References

• “aerosol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âerosoːl/
• Hyphenation: a‧e‧ro‧sol

Noun

ȁerosōl m ‎(Cyrillic spelling а̏еросо̄л)

1. aerosol

Declension

Spanish

Noun

aerosol m ‎(plural aerosoles)

1. aerosol (gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter)