English noun: aerosol | |||
1. | aerosol (phenomenon) a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cloud | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fog, fume, haze, smoke | ||
2. | aerosol (artifact) a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) | ||
Synonyms | aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dispenser | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pepper spray | ||