solid
Noun
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is a type of: matter - that which has mass and occupies spacesubtypes:
- food, solid food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
- precipitate - a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- plastic - generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
- glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- powder, pulverisation, pulverization - a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- dry ice - solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
- vitrification - a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified
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is a type of: state, state of matter - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)same as: solid state, solidness
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subtypes:
- convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
- concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
- cylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
- toroid - the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
- cast, mold, mould, stamp - the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- block, cube - a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- ovoid - an egg-shaped object
- frustum - a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed
Adjective
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similar to: good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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also: hard - resisting weight or pressuretells us about: state, state of matter - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)similar to:
- coagulated, solidified - changed into a solid mass
- concrete - formed by the coalescence of particles
- congealed, jelled, jellied - congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
- dry - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- semisolid - partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid
- solid-state - consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices
- solid-state - characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids
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tells us about: solidity - state of having the interior filled with mattersimilar to: massive - being the same substance throughout
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similar to: homogeneous, homogenous - all of the same or similar kind or nature
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similar to: unbroken - marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
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similar to: wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
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similar to: sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decaysame as: strong, substantial
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similar to: hard - resisting weight or pressuresame as: firm
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referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementsimilar to: cubic, three-dimensional - having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions
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similar to: opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
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similar to: sound - financially secure and safe
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similar to: serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
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similar to: respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable moralssame as: upstanding
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similar to: homogeneous, homogenous - all of the same or similar kind or naturesame as: self-colored, self-coloured
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similar to: undiversified - not diversified
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