Definition of solid state Solid state
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What does solid state mean?
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| solid state - 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 | ||
| solid, solidness | ||
| state of matter, state (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- solid state (Adjective)
Of, or relating to the physical properties of solid materials, especially electromagnetic, thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids. - solid state (Adjective)
Of, or relating to semiconductor materials, components and related devices; as distinct from older technologies such as vacuum tube s.
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solid state
The physical state of matter in which the constituent molecules, atoms, or ions have no translatory motion although they vibrate about the fixed positions that they occupy in a crystal lattice.
