aerogel

aerogel

See also: Aerogel and aérogel

English

Man holding a cube of aerogel.

Etymology

aero- +‎ gel

Noun

aerogel (countable and uncountable, plural aerogels)

1. A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.

Derived terms

• X-aerogel

Translations

ultralight solid-state substance

Finnish: aerogeeli French: aérogel (fr) m German: Aerogel (de) n Ido: aerojelo (io) Italian: aerogel (it) m Polish: aerożel (pl) m Portuguese: aerogel (pt) m Russian: аэроге́ль m (aerogélʹ) Spanish: aerogel (es) m

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɛ.ɾoˈʒɛw/ [aˌɛ.ɾoˈʒɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈʒɛl/ [ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈʒɛɫ]

Noun

aerogel m (plural aerogéis)

1. aerogel (an ultralight solid-state substance)

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Spanish

Etymology

aero- +‎ gel

Noun

aerogel m (plural aerogeles)

1. aerogel