carbonation

«carbonation» in Mova's school dictionary: Adding carbon dioxide gas to a drink so that it becomes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (carbonation, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Adding carbon dioxide gas to a drink so that it becomes fizzy. tree →

2) The fizziness of a drink. tree →

3) (science) A chemical reaction with carbon dioxide, for example when concrete or limestone react with CO2. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, fizzy drinks have carbonation: the gas is pushed in under pressure and bubbles out when you open the bottle. A shaken bottle sprays because the gas escapes fast. Flat lemonade has lost its carbonation.

examples

• The carbonation makes cola fizzy. tree →
• Our lemonade went flat because it lost its carbonation. tree →
• Carbonation happens when carbon dioxide dissolves in water. tree →
• Shaking the bottle releases the carbonation quickly. tree →
• Cold drinks keep their carbonation longer than warm ones. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: carbonate; adjective: carbonated (carbonated water). Science: more gas stays dissolved in cold water, so warm drinks go flat faster.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «carbonation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.