aerosol

/ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/noun
Middle School
1

A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.

2

An aerosol can.

3

The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.

4

A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing