gaseous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective existing as or having characteristics of a gas
    • steam is water is the gaseous state

WordNet

Gas"e*ous adjective
Etymology
From Gas. Cf. F. gazeux.
Definitions
  1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aëriform fluid.
  2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. "Unconnected, gaseous information." Sir J. Stephen.

Webster 1913