degas

¹ American  

[dee-gas] / diˈgæs /

verb (used with object)

degassed, degassing

1. to free from gas.

2. Electronics. to complete the evacuation of gases in (a vacuum tube).

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Degas ² American  

[dey-gah, duh-gah] / deɪˈgɑ, dəˈgɑ /

noun

1. Hilaire Germain Edgar 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.

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degas ¹ British  

/ diːˈɡæs /

verb

1. (tr) to remove gas from (a container, vacuum tube, liquid, adsorbent, etc)

2. (intr) to lose adsorbed or absorbed gas by desorption

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Degas ² British  

/ ˈdeɪɡɑː, dəɡɑ /

noun

1. Hilaire Germain Edgar (ilɛr ʒɛrmɛ̃ ɛdɡar). 1834–1917, French impressionist painter and sculptor, noted for his brilliant draughtsmanship and ability to convey movement, esp in his studies of horse racing and ballet dancers

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Other Word Forms

• degasser noun

Etymology

Origin of degas

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + gas

Example Sentences

Strong shear in the rising magma generated extra bubbles, allowing early degassing.

From Science Daily

It’s a high-tech twist on the classic mason jar, using a silicone lid with a degassing valve and an AirGone Argon Gas Canister to flush out oxygen.

From Salon

They connected it to a computer model that calculates CO2 degassing of underwater volcanoes along mid-ocean ridges -- the sites where plates diverge and new ocean crust is born.

From Science Daily

"Volcanic sulfur degassing from such activity could have caused repeated short-lived global drops in temperature"

From Salon

"Evacuation of the miners is being carried out," the Kemerovo emergency services said, reporting that a degassing box had caught fire on the surface.

From Reuters