Gastight

/ˈɡæstaɪt/ adjective

Definition

Sealed or constructed in a way that prevents gas from passing in or out; airtight with respect to gases.

Etymology

From 'gas' (from Dutch 'gas,' coined by chemist Van Helmont) + 'tight' (from Germanic roots meaning firm/sealed). 19th-century coinage for laboratory and industrial use.

Kelly Says

Scientists needed this word once chemistry became serious about measuring gases in the 1800s—a gastight seal could mean the difference between a successful experiment and a complete failure!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
gasseti
gas-se-ti
ARالعربية
مُحكم ضد الغاز
mu-ḥkam ḍid al-gāz
BNবাংলা
গ্যাসপ্রতিরোধী
gāsa-prati-rod-hī
CACatalà
impermeabilitat al gas
im-per-me-a-bi-litat al gas
CSČeština
nepropustný pro plyn
ne-pro-pus-tny pro plyn
DADansk
tæt for gas
tæt for gas
DEDeutsch
gasdicht
gas-dīkt
ELΕλληνικά
αδιάβροχος σε αέριο
a-di-a-bro-xos se a-e-rio
ESEspañol
a prueba de gas
a pre-b-ra de gas
FAفارسی
محکم در برابر گاز
moḥkam dar ba-gāre-ye gāz
FISuomi
tiivis kaasille
tiivis kaas-ille
FRFrançais
étanche au gaz
e-tanch o ga
GUGU
ગેસસીલ
gē-s-sīl
HAHA
gastight
gas-tayt
HEעברית
герמיטי לזמן
ger-mi-ti l-zman
HIहिन्दी
गैसरोधक
gāis-ro-dha-k
HUMagyar
gáztömör
ga-ztöm-ör
IDBahasa Indonesia
gastight
gas-tayt
IGIG
gastight
gas-tayt
ITItaliano
inerme ai gas
in-er-me ai gas
JA日本語
ガス密着
gasu mit-chaku
KKKK
газгерметичный
gaz-ger-me-tich-nyy
KMKM
បានប្រើប្រាស់ប្រព័ន្ធបាន
ba-an ba-reu-pra-s-th ba-an
KO한국어
가스 밀착
gasu mil-chak
MRMR
गॅसटाइट
gā-s-tayt
MSBahasa Melayu
gastight
gas-tayt
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါစအဆုံး
ga-sa-a-s-u-n-d
NLNederlands
gasdicht
gas-dicht
NONorsk
tett for gass
tett for gas
PAPA
ਗਾஸ்ਟਾਈਟ
gās-ṭāyt
PLPolski
szczelny pod gazem
shch-el-ny pod ga-zem
PTPortuguês
à prova de gás
a prova de gas
RORomână
etans la gaz
e-tan la gaz
RUРусский
герметичный к газу
ger-met-ich-nyy k gazu
SVSvenska
tät för gas
tät för gas
SWKiswahili
gastight
gas-tayt
TAதமிழ்
வாயு தடுப்பு
vāyu taṭuppu
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాస్ నిరోధకం
gā-s ni-ro-dha-kam
THไทย
กันแก๊ส
kan ga-e
TLTL
gastight
gas-tayt
TRTürkçe
gaz geçirmez
gaz ge-chir-mez
UKУкраїнська
герметичний до газу
her-met-ich-nyy do gazu
URاردو
گاز ٹیٹ
gāz tīt
VITiếng Việt
khóa hơi
khoa hoi
YOYO
gastight
gas-tayt
ZH中文
防燃气
fáng rán qì
ZUZU
gastight
gas-tayt

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