solid

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Molecules are endowed with an inherent faculty of motion; only under the conditions of what we call the solid, they are so compressed, that there is no room for any motion appreciable to the senses.

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  1. adjective Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous.
  2. adjective Firm or compact in substance.
  3. adjective Not hollowed out: a solid block of wood.
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  • What witness (A) observed in the distance was described as a solid large yellow sphere hovering low on the horizon. —  Latest Articles
  • The Doctor is a British institution -- solid, reliable, decent, and trustworthy -- and his companions are nice girls. —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • The acting in United 93 is solid, which is what you would expect if you had seen —  GreenCine Daily
  • The top five solid-waste diverters, all in California - San Francisco, San Jose, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Fresno - divert more than 60 percent of their solid waste away from landfills by recycling and composting, as required by state law. —  Highland Park TX | outside.in
  • Pillars of finance once thought to be rock-solid, are now twisting in the gusts of bad news. —  YESHIVA WORLD NEWS
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  1. Middle English solide, from Old French, from Latin solidus; see sol- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also sollid; from Middle English solide, from Old French solide, vernacularly sonde, French solide = Spanish sólido = Portuguese solido = Italian solido, sodo, from Latin solidus, also contracted soldus, firm, dense, compact, solid; akin to Old Latin sollus, whole, entire, Greek δλοσ, whole, entire, Sanskrit sarva, all, whole: see sole. Hence ult. sold, soldo, sof, sou, solder, soldier, consolidate, etc.
 

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