Expansile (Adjective)
Meaning
(of gases) capable of expansion.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- At room temperature, most common gases are expansile and can fill their container with little resistance.
- As the temperature increased, the air inside the balloon became expansile and began to expand rapidly.
- The gas laws illustrate that an expansile gas under pressure will spread out and fill a larger volume when the pressure is reduced.
- Nitrogen is an expansile gas commonly used in tire inflation.
- Expansile gases like helium are often used in balloons because they can expand to fill large volumes.