Meanings
plural aerosol cans
- A canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.
Synonyms: aerosol spray can, rattle can, spray, spray can
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic عُلْبَة أَيْرُوسُولٍ
- عُلْبَة أَيْرُوسُولٍpressurized canister
Catalan esprai aerosol
- esprai aerosolpressurized canister
Chinese Mandarin 氣溶膠罐 /气溶胶罐, 氣霧罐 /气雾罐
- 氣溶膠罐 /气溶胶罐 (qìróngjiāo guàn)pressurized canister
- 氣霧罐 /气雾罐 (qìwùguàn)pressurized canister
Finnish suihkepullo, aerosolipullo
- suihkepullopressurized canister
- aerosolipullopressurized canister
French bidon aérosol
- bidon aérosolpressurized canister
German Sprühdose, Spraydose
- Sprühdosepressurized canister
- Spraydosepressurized canister
Icelandic úðabrúsi, spreybrúsi
- úðabrúsipressurized canister
- spreybrúsipressurized canister
Japanese エアロゾル缶
- エアロゾル缶 (earozoru kan)pressurized canister
Polish aerozol
- aerozolpressurized canister
Russian аэрозо́льный балло́н
- аэрозо́льный балло́н (aerozólʹnyj ballón)pressurized canister
Spanish lata de aerosol
- lata de aerosolpressurized canister
Cite this entry
aerosol can. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosol%20can
“aerosol can.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosol%20can. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerosol can,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosol%20can.
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