Solid Definition
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Etymology
From Old French solide (as an adjective), from Latin solidus (“solid”).
Adjective
solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)
- In the solid state; not fluid.
- Large, massive.
- (of a meal) Filling.
- Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
- Strong or unyielding; as a solid foundation.
- (of a theory or concept) Lacking errors or inconsistencies.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
- (slang) Excellent, especially musically.
- Being of a single color throughout.
- John painted the walls solid white.
- He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
Related terms
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: SolidWikipedia solid (plural solids)
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (slang) Favor; a solid: a favor, a helpful deed; in solid: in favor.
- Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
- I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVI:
- She was telling Bobbie about the time when Boko Fittleworth was trying to ingratiate himself with your Uncle Percy, and you very sportingly offered to go and call your Uncle Percy a lot of offensive names, so that Boko, hovering outside the door, could come in and stick up for him, thus putting himself in solid with him.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- I prefer solids over paisleys.
- Food which is not liquid-based.
- The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Translations
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Adverb
solid (not comparable)
Anagrams
Danish
Adjective
solid
- solid, robust
- strong
- substantial (e.g. et solidt måltid: a substantial meal)
- reliable
German
Alternative forms
Adjective
solid (comparative solider, superlative am solidesten)
Swedish
Adjective
solid
- solid, massive, stable, reliable
- solvent, in good financial standing
- och är idag ett solitt företag med 15 anställda
- and is today a respectable business with 15 employees
- och är idag ett solitt företag med 15 anställda
Declension
| Inflections of solid | Absolute | Comparative | Superlative | ||
| Attributive | Predicative | ||||
| Indefinite singular | Common | solid | solidare | solidast | |
| Neuter | solitt | ||||
| Definite singular | Masc. | solide | solidaste | ||
| All | solida | solidaste | |||
| Plural | solida | solidaste | |||
Related terms
- soliditet
Noun
solid c.
- (geometry) a solid body
Declension
Declension of solid| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | solid | soliden | solider | soliderna |
| genitive | solids | solidens | soliders | solidernas |
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Solid is one of the three classical states of matter (the others being gas and liquid). It is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not flow to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a gas does. The atoms in a solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids, which include metals and ordinary water ice) or irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass).
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