gaseous phase
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gaseous phase (plural gaseous phases)
- (physics) One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules or atoms is strong enough to permit their free motion, significantly exceeding the cohesive force.
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- The word gaseous phase tends to be used when the statistical mechanical or thermodynamic nature of matter is focused on rather than the matter itself.
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phase of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules permits their free motion
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