Difference between Gas and Steam

What is the difference between Gas and Steam?

Gas as a noun is matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly. while Steam as a noun is the vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.

Gas

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly. A chemical element or compound in such a state. An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating or electricity generation. Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process. A humorous or entertaining event or person. A fastball. Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To kill with poisonous gas. To talk, chat. To emit gas. To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it. To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: comical, zany.

Steam

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cook with steamTo produce or vent steam.To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.To make angry.To be covered with condensed water vapor.To travel by means of steam power.To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.Internal energy for motive power.Pent-up anger.A steam-powered vehicle.Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle

Example sentence: Steam is not really leading the PC in any creative way, but it certainly has proved that the PC is a viable commercial platform by having a product that is amazingly easy to use for the end user, to the point where it's easier to buy a game on Steam than it is to pirate it.

We hope you now know whether to use Gas or Steam in your sentence.

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