Noun

solid (solids )

1. A fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container. Solids that are sufficiently heated may sublimate into a gas or melt into a liquid.
2. (Geometry) A three-dimensional object

Related terms

• solid state
• rock solid , solid as a rock

Translations

• Chinese: 固體 , 固体
• Dutch: vaste lichaam n
• Finnish: kiinteä (1), kappale (2)
• French: solide m
• German: Festkörper m, Körper m
• Greek: στερεό n (stereó)
• Interlingua: solido
• Italian: solido
• Japanese: 固体
• Korean: 고체
• Polish: ciało stałe n (1), bryła f (2)
• Portuguese: sólido m, sólida f
• Russian: твердое тело n (tverdoe telo)
• Spanish: sólido m
• Swedish: fast ämne (1), kropp (2)

Adjective

solid (more solid, most solid)

1. In the state of being a solid
2. Large, massive
3. Extremely filling (a solid meal)
4. Lacking holes or hollows (solid gold, solid chocolate)
5. Strong, unyielding (solid foundations)
6. Lacking errors or inconsistencies that would render a theory or concept doubtful

Related terms

• solidly

Translations

• Arabic: صُلب.
• Chinese: 堅實 , 坚实
• Dutch: vast (1), vaste (1), massief (2,4), massieve (2,4), stevig (3,5), stevige (3,5), onderbouwd (6), onderbouwde (6), steekhoudend (6), steekhoudende (6)
• French: solide m, f (1,3,4,5,6), massif m (2), massive f (2), plein m, pleine f
• German: fest (1), massiv (2,4), deftig (3), stabil (5), solid (5,6), stichhaltig (6)
• Greek: στερεός m, στερεά f, στερεό n
• Interlingua: solide
• Italian: solido m, solida f
• Japanese: 固体
• Polish: stały (1), masywny (2), sycący (3), solidny (5), rzetelny (6) m
• Portuguese: sólido m, sólida f, contínuo m, contínua f
• Russian: твердый m, твердая f, твердое n
• Tok Pisin: strong (5)
• Spanish: sólido m, sólida f