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Solid - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Solid : adj
1: of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor
gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" [ant: liquid,
gaseous]
2: of good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base
hit"
3: entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "solid
silver"; "a solid block of wood" [ant: hollow]
4: of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "a
solid color"; "carved out of solid rock"
5: uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid
line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
6: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid
food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: hearty, satisfying,
substantial]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid
foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn:
strong, substantial]
8: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid
citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn:
noble, upstanding, worthy]
9: not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the
snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: firm]
10: having three dimensions; "a solid object"
11: incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"
12: entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric"
[syn: self-colored, self-coloured]
13: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid
voting bloc" [syn: unanimous]
(noun)
1: a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
2: 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
[syn: solidness]
3: a three-dimensional shape
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Solid : \Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole,
Consolidate,{Soda">entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf. Consolidate,{Soda,
Solder, Soldier, Solemn.]
1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly
adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of
other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; --
opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like
clay, or to incompact, like sand.
2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as
distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense;
hence, sometimes, heavy.
3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as,
a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used.
4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid
pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united
and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Solid : \Sol"id\, n.
1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among
its particles; a substance not fluid.
2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and
thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.
Solid of revolution. (Geom.) See Revolution, n., 5.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Solid |
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