solid has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

Theoretical studies of the hydrogen_bond generally agree that the **f bond will be linear in the absence of peculiarities of packing in the solid .

A very fine , gray solid ( about 15 g ) is formed , water-washed by centrifugation , and dried at 110 ` C .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The large amount of vegetable grindings from the grocery_store in the shopping_center created a suspended solids problem .

A skimming device at the effluent weir prevented loss of most of these light solids .

The average volatile suspended solids in the effluent was 75 mg / l while MLSS averaged 170 mg / l volatile suspended solids .

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[ adjective ] of good substantial quality

Examples

"solid comfort" "a solid base hit"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

A double by Green , Allison 's run scoring 2_baser , an infield single by Lemon and Gardner 's solid single to center put the Twins back in_front in the last of the fifth .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

A solid immunity is the one effective circumstance whereby attack by a specific agent can be neutralized .

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

On these pillars rested that solid basis for life and thought which was soon to be manifested in the remarkably unlimited ken of the Iliad .

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

The equipment was solid and heavy and in good condition .

Related terms

good

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[ adjective ] of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

Examples

"ice is water in the solid state"

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

Observations of the radio_emission of a planet which has an extensive atmosphere will probe the atmosphere to_a_greater_extent than those using shorter wave_lengths and should in some cases give otherwise unobtainable information about the characteristics of the solid surface .

This result suggests a very high_temperature at the solid surface of the planet , although there is the possibility that the observed radiation may be a combination of both thermal and non thermal components and that the observed spectrum is that of a black_body merely by coincidence .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

Wet cleaning involves an aqueous medium , a solid substrate , soil to be removed , and the detergent or surface-active material .

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[ adjective ] entirely of one substance with no holes inside

Examples

"solid silver" "a solid block of wood"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

His eyes now fixed on White 's solid figure , Warren could hear behind him the tread of another .

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[ adjective ] of one substance or character throughout

Examples

"solid gold" "a solid color" "carved out of solid rock"

Used in print

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

Of_course he did some exercising - he 's crazy about water_skiing and swimming and this vigorous exercise in_conjunction_with the added food supplements packed pounds of solid muscle on his skinny frame .

This is the kind of chest that invariably wins contests that steel edged `` carved out_of solid rock '' looks of the great champions .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Solid , settled , lost .

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homogeneous

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[ adjective ] uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

Examples

"a solid line across the page" "solid sheets of water"

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

For he seemed to sense at_once that before him was no South_Sea , but the solid bulk of the North_American continent .

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

The overcast was solid above him .

The ceiling stayed solid above them at about eight hundred feet , and at_times the sheer cliffs seemed about to close_in .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

And_then came the water - not rain , but solid sheets that sluiced down like water slopping from a bucket .

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unbroken

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[ adjective ] of good quality and condition; solidly built

Synonyms

substantial strong

Examples

"a solid foundation" "several substantial timber buildings"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

On these pillars rested that solid basis for life and thought which was soon to be manifested in the remarkably unlimited ken of the Iliad .

Related terms

sound

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[ noun ] (chemistry) 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 an definite size and shape

Synonyms

solidness

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

This has an interesting analogy with the assumption stated by Philippoff that `` the deformational mechanics of elastic solids can be applied to flowing solutions '' .

Related terms

state_of_matter solidify

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[ adjective ] not soft or yielding to pressure

Synonyms

firm

Examples

"a firm mattress" "the snow was firm underfoot" "solid ground"

Used in print

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

Of_course he did some exercising - he 's crazy about water_skiing and swimming and this vigorous exercise in_conjunction_with the added food supplements packed pounds of solid muscle on his skinny frame .

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hard

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[ adjective ] incapable of being seen through

Examples

"solid blackness"

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

They were climbing the hill in the night when the headlights abruptly probed solid blackness , became two parallel luminous tubes which broadened out into a faint mist of light and ended .

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opaque

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[ adjective ] having high moral qualities

Examples

"a noble spirit" "a solid citizen" "an upstanding man" "a worthy successor"

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(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

That he mastered every aspect of his medium according_to his own great talents and contemporary judgments , is a good and solid symbol of his people under the tremendous pressures of proclaiming and practising the rigors of a new culture ; and perhaps of even greater significance - his music is strong 20_th Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution , based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music .

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honorable

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[ adjective ] providing abundant nourishment

Examples

"a hearty meal" "good solid food" "ate a substantial breakfast"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

It must be remembered , however , that there are many agents for which there is no solid immunity and a partial or low-grade immunity may be broken by an appropriate dose of agent .

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wholesome

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[ adjective ] having three dimensions

Examples

"a solid object"

Used in print

(Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)

A borderline schizophrenic young man told me that to him the various theoretical concepts about which he had been expounding , in a most articulate fashion , during session after session with me , were like great cubes of almost tangibly solid matter up in the air above him ; as he spoke I was reminded of the great bales of cargo which are swung , high in the air , from a docked steamship .

Related terms

cubic

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[ adjective ] turned into or covered with thick ice

Examples

"a brook frozen solid"

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frozen

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[ adjective ] entirely of a single color throughout

Examples

"a solid fabric"

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plain

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[ adjective ] acting together as a single undiversified whole

Synonyms

unanimous

Examples

"a solid voting bloc"

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undiversified

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[ noun ] a three-dimensional shape
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