Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

    Argon

    арго́нargón

    арго́нarhón, арґонargon

    a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere

  2. (countable)An atom of this element.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Mars has a very thin atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon.

    ruУ Марса очень разреженная атмосфера, состоящая из углекислого газа, азота и аргона. — Wezel

    deDer Mars verfügt über eine sehr dünne Atmosphäre aus Kohlendioxid, Stickstoff und Argon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are noble gases.

    ruГелий, неон, аргон, криптон, ксенон и радон - благородные газы. — Balamax

    deHelium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon und Radon sind Edelgase. — Esperantostern

  3. Argon is a noble gas.

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  4. Argon and xenon gas can also be used in cold gas thrusters due to their inertness.

  5. This is an ideal application for argon gas, whose inertness gives it a huge safety advantage over more reactive gases.

Translations

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Forms

plural: argons
Singularargon
Pluralargons

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
E938 when used as a packaging gas
Close in meaning
  • a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere:Aratomic number 18

Word family

9 related words

See also

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