| NOUN | state | state of matter, state | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids / liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) |
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| Meaning | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids / liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container). | |
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| Synonym | state | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Attributes | gaseous | Existing as or having characteristics / characteristics of a gas |
| liquid | Existing as or having characteristics / characteristics of a liquid / liquid | |
| solid | Of definite shape and volume | |
| Narrower | gas, gaseous state | The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by |
| liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state | The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility | |
| phase, form | (physical chemistry) a distinct / distinct / distinct state of matter in a system | |
| plasma | (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid / liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors | |
| solid, solidness, solid state | The state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress | |
| Broader | chemical phenomenon | Any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) |
| Spanish | estado de la materia, estado físico | |
| Catalan | estat de la matèria | |
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