Gas giant — A gas giant (sometimes also known as a Jovian planet after the planet Jupiter, or giant planet) is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus … Wikipedia
Gas spring — A gas spring is a type of spring that, unlike a typical metal spring, uses a compressed gas, contained in a cylinder and variably compressed by a piston, to exert a force. Gas springs are used frequently in automobile construction, where they are … Wikipedia
Gas 0095 — Infobox Album | Name = Gas Type =Album Released = January 1995 Recorded = Gas studio, Nottingham Genre = Electronic music Length = 72:56 Label = emit0095 Producer = Mat JarvisGas 0095 was the debut album of electronic musician Mat Jarvis (High… … Wikipedia
Gas torus — A gas torus is a toroidal cloud of gas or plasma that encircles a planet. In Earth s solar system, gas tori tend to be produced by the interaction of a satellite s atmosphere with the magnetic field of a planet. The most famous example of this is … Wikipedia
Gas-operated reloading — Gas operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms. In gas operation, a portion of high pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to extract the spent case and chamber a… … Wikipedia
Gas chromatography — A gas chromatograph with a headspace sampler Acronym GLC, GC Classification chromatography Analytes organic inorganic … Wikipedia
Gas core reactor rocket — Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission reactor core may be either a gas or plasma. They may be capable of creating specific impulses of … Wikipedia
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry — (GC MS) is a method that combines the features of gas liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample. Applications of GC MS include drug detection, fire investigation, environmental analysis,… … Wikipedia
Gas Transmission Northwest — is a natural gas pipeline that brings gas from western Canada through Washington and Oregon into California, connecting to the Pacific Gas and Electric system. Prior to being purchased by TransCanada Corporation, it was named Pacific Gas… … Wikipedia
Gas gangrene — Classification and external resources Photograph before right leg amputation (hemipelvectomy) of a patient with gas gangrene. The right thigh is swollen, edematous and discoloured with necrotic bullae (large blisters). An impressive crepitation… … Wikipedia