| NOUN | state | solid state, solid, solidness | the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress |
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| Meaning | The state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape. | |
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| Synonyms | solid, solidness | |
| Broader | 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) |
| Spanish | estado sólido, sólido | |
| Catalan | sòlid | |
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