Solid

  • (adj): Not soft or yielding to pressure.
    Example: "Solid ground"
    Synonyms: firm
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on solid, solids:

Intermetallic
... Most commonly it refers to solid-state phases involving metals ... Although the term intermetallic compounds, as it applies to solid phases, has been in use for many years, its introduction was regretted, for example by Hume-Rothery in 1955 ... one another in the crystal structure, forming a solid solution with a range of possible compositions, while in intermetallic compounds, different elements are ordered into different sites in the structure, with ...
Filter (chemistry) - Filter Media
... There are two types of filter media — a surface filter, a solid sieve which traps the solid particles, with or without the aid of filter paper (e.g ... filters), and a depth filter, a bed of granular material which retains the solid particles as it passes (e.g ... The first type allows the solid particles, i.e ...
Solid Waste Treatment
... The treatment of solid wastes is a key component of waste management ... Different forms of solid waste treatment are graded in the waste hierarchy ...
Freezing-point Depression
... salt in water, alcohol in water), or the mixing of two solids (such as impurities in a finely powdered drug) (in such cases, the added compound is the solute, and the ... The resulting solution or solid-solid mixture has a lower freezing point than the pure solvent or solid did ...
Amorphous Solid
... physics, an amorphous (from the Greek a, without, morphé, shape, form) or non-crystalline solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order characteristic of a crystal ... Nowadays, "amorphous solid" is considered to be the overarching concept, and "glass" the more special case A glass is an amorphous solid that transforms into a liquid upon heating through the glass transition ... Other types of amorphous solids include gels, thin films, and nanostructured materials ...

More definitions of "solid":

  • (adj): Having three dimensions.
    Example: "A solid object"
  • (noun): A substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure.
  • (noun): A three-dimensional shape.
  • (adj): Of one substance or character throughout.
    Example: "Solid gold"; "a solid color"; "carved out of solid rock"
  • (adj): Of good substantial quality.
    Example: "Solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
  • (noun): 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.
    Synonyms: solidness
  • (adj): Entirely of one substance with no holes inside.
    Example: "Solid silver"; "a solid block of wood"
  • (adj): Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous.
    Example: "Ice is water in the solid state"
  • (adj): Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks.
    Example: "A solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
  • (adj): Incapable of being seen through.
    Example: "Solid blackness"
  • (adj): Acting together as a single undiversified whole.
    Example: "A solid voting bloc"
    Synonyms: unanimous
  • (adj): Of good quality and condition; solidly built.
    Example: "A solid foundation"
    Synonyms: strong, substantial

Famous quotes containing the word solid:

    “London ... remains a man’s city where New York is chiefly a woman’s. London has whole streets that cater to men’s wants. It has its great solid phalanx of fortress clubs.”
    —Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980)

    “The twelve Cells for Incorrigibles ... are also carved out of the solid rock hill. On the walls of one of the cells human “liberty” is clearly inscribed, with the “liberty” in significant quotation marks.”
    —Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us, that the most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.”
    —André Maurois (1885–1967)