Autogasとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Blend of automotive +‎ gas

名詞

autogas (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 autogases または autogasses)

1. (US, Canada, aviation) Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
   • 1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance:

     Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users.

   • 1994, Michael J. Kroes, Aircraft powerplants:

     In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 7.

   • 2006, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation, volume 49:

     Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.

同意語

• (aviation): mogas

等位語

• (aviation): avgas

参考

• Avgas (section on use of automotive gasoline) on Wikipedia.
• jet fuel
• diesel fuel
• rocket fuel

語源 2

Blend of automotive +‎ gas (originally a trade name "Autogas", but now a common noun)

名詞

autogas (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 autogases または autogasses)

1. (UK, Australia) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
   • 2005, Cars of the Future: Seventeenth Report of Session 2003-04 (英国用法 House of Commons):

     Petrol ... 20.3% more than autogas ... The results conclusively demonstrate the carbon benefits of autogas vehicles

   • 2006, Class of 2006: industry report cards on environment and social responsibility (United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, かつ Economics ):

     Autogas powers more than 10 million vehicles in over 54 countries worldwide .... In terms of air-borne emissions of the principal regulated noxious gases, autogas is among the lowest emitters of all ...

   • 2009, Frederic P Miller, Autogas:

     Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

同意語

• (LPG): LPG, liquefied petroleum gas

参考

• Autogas (for UK かつ Australian sense) on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• agoutas