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Definition of Solid
- a three-dimensional shape
- 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
- a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
- incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"
- having three dimensions; "a solid object"
- acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
- of good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
- not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
- of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "a solid color"; "carved out of solid rock"
- having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor"
- entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric"
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "solid silver"; "a solid block of wood"
- of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
- providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"
See Also: hard
Hyponyms: convex shape, convexity, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature, cylinder, polyhedron, toroid, cast, mold, stamp, block, cube, ovoid, frustum, food, precipitate, plastic, glass, crystal, powder, pulverization, pulverisation, dry ice, vitrification
Attributes: state of matter, state, solidity
Derivational Morphology: solidify
| Language Translations: | |||
| Chinese: 堅實 | Danish: fast and solid | ||
| Dutch: massief and solide and vast | Finnish: kiinteä and kiinteä aine and tukeva and valtava | ||
| French: massif and solide | German: fest and Festkörper and solide | ||
| Greek: στερεό and στερεός | Hungarian: szilárd | ||
| Italian: massiccio and solido | Japanese: 固体 | ||
| Korean: 고체 and 굳다 | Norwegian: fast and solid, kraftig | ||
| Portuguese: sólido | Russian: крепкий and крупный and твёрдое тело and твёрдый | ||
| Serbian: čvrsto | Slovak: pevná látka and pevný | ||
| Spanish: sólido | Swedish: fast and fast form and massiv | ||
| Telugu: ఘన and ఘన పదార్ధం and దిట్టము and పేద్ద | |||
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