aerosol meaning

Noun: aerosol  'ehru`sówl

1. A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas 
2. A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
   - aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray can

Derived forms: aerosols

See also: aerosolize

Type of: cloud, dispenser

Encyclopedia: Aerosol

[Defence]
A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium.
Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.
(JP 3-11)

[Medicine]
n
1 : a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas ‹smoke, fog, and mist are aerosols›
2 : a substance (as an insecticide or medicine) dispensed from a pressurized container as an aerosol; also : the container for this

[Oil and gas]
Suspension of liquid or solid particles in air or gas.

Examples

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1. aerosols are present throughout the atmosphere.
2. when writing about aerosol one is continually invited to digress.
3. elaborate equipment for generating and distributing the aerosol is necessary.
4. this is not at all characteristic of what is known concerning the dry aerosol.
5. the chlorofluoromethanes are used principally in aerosol spray cans and as refrigerants.