SOLID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solid mean? 

• SOLID (noun)
  The noun SOLID has 3 senses:

1. matter 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

3. a three-dimensional shape

  Familiarity information: SOLID used as a noun is uncommon.

• SOLID (adjective)
  The adjective SOLID has 15 senses:

1. characterized by good substantial quality

2. of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

3. entirely of one substance with no holes inside

4. of one substance or character throughout

5. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

6. providing abundant nourishment

7. of good quality and condition; solidly built

8. not soft or yielding to pressure

9. having three dimensions

10. impenetrable for the eye

11. financially sound

12. of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

13. meriting respect or esteem

14. of the same color throughout

15. acting together as a single undiversified whole

  Familiarity information: SOLID used as an adjective is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind of...):

matter (that which has mass and occupies space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solid"):

food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)

precipitate (a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering)

plastic (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives)

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)

powder; pulverisation; pulverization (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)

dry ice (solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant)

vitrification (a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified)

Derivation:

solidify (become solid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

solid; solid state; solidness

Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind of...):

state; state of matter ((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))

Derivation:

solidify (become solid)

solidify (make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A three-dimensional shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind of...):

form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solid"):

concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature (a shape that curves or bends inward)

frustum (a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed)

ovoid (an egg-shaped object)

block; cube (a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides)

cast; mold; mould; stamp (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)

toroid (the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus)

polyhedron (a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces)

cylinder (a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases))

convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Derivation:

solidify (become solid)

solid (having three dimensions)

• SOLID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by good substantial quality

Context example:

a solid base hit

Similar:

good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

Context example:

ice is water in the solid state

Similar:

concrete (formed by the coalescence of particles)

solid-state (characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids)

solid-state (consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices)

semisolid (partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid)

dry (used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones)

congealed; jelled; jellied (congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling)

coagulated; solidified (changed into a solid mass)

Also:

hard (resisting weight or pressure)

Attribute:

state; state of matter ((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))

Antonym:

gaseous (existing as or having characteristics of a gas)

liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)

Derivation:

solidness (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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Entirely of one substance with no holes inside

Context example:

a solid block of wood

Similar:

massive (being the same substance throughout)

Attribute:

solidity (state of having the interior filled with matter)

Antonym:

hollow (not solid; having a space or gap or cavity)

Derivation:

solidity (state of having the interior filled with matter)

solidness (the consistency of a solid)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Of one substance or character throughout

Context example:

carved out of solid rock

Similar:

homogeneous; homogenous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

Context example:

solid sheets of water

Similar:

unbroken (marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Providing abundant nourishment

Synonyms:

hearty; satisfying; solid; square; substantial

Context example:

four square meals a day

Similar:

wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Of good quality and condition; solidly built

Synonyms:

solid; strong; substantial

Context example:

several substantial timber buildings

Similar:

sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Not soft or yielding to pressure

Synonyms:

firm; solid

Context example:

solid ground

Similar:

hard (resisting weight or pressure)

Derivation:

solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Having three dimensions

Context example:

a cube is a solid figure with six sides

Similar:

cubic; three-dimensional (having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Derivation:

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Impenetrable for the eye

Context example:

solid blackness

Similar:

opaque (not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Financially sound

Context example:

the bank is solid and will survive this attack

Similar:

sound (financially secure and safe)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

Context example:

based on solid facts

Similar:

serious (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)

Sense 13

Meaning:

Meriting respect or esteem

Synonyms:

solid; upstanding

Context example:

an upstanding member of the community

Similar:

respectable (characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals)

Derivation:

solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)

Sense 14

Meaning:

Of the same color throughout

Synonyms:

self-colored; self-coloured; solid

Context example:

solid color

Similar:

homogeneous; homogenous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)

Sense 15

Meaning:

Acting together as a single undiversified whole

Synonyms:

solid; unanimous; whole

Context example:

a solid voting bloc

Similar:

undiversified (not diversified)

 Context examples 

Also, it looked as solid as the earth, but was without any solidity at all.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

This extremely high metallicity would indicate WASP-18b might have accumulated greater amounts of solid ices during its formation than Jupiter, suggesting it may not have formed the way other hot Jupiters did.

(WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water, NASA)

She felt as if she had solid ground under her feet again, and when Mr. Bhaer paused, outtalked but not one whit convinced, Jo wanted to clap her hands and thank him.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

EGFR, a receptor tyrosine kinase, often is overexpressed on the cell surfaces of various solid tumor cell types.

(Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Mixture Sym004, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid neoplasm (e.g., carcinoma, sarcoma) occurring in adults.

(Adult Solid Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

EGFR, a member of the epidermal growth factor family of extracellular protein ligands, may be overexpressed on the cell surfaces of various solid tumor cell types.

(Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody RO5083945, NCI Thesaurus)

The CA6 epitope is found on a variety of solid tumors, including breast, ovarian, cervical, lung and pancreatic tumors.

(Anti-CA6-DM4 Immunoconjugate SAR566658, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid/multicystic ameloblastoma with follicular pattern in which the central cells in the odontogenic epithelial islands show squamous differentiation.

(Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The Akita is a powerful, solid, well-proportioned and distinctive looking dog.

(Akita, NCI Thesaurus)

I think that I must turn to you Watson, for something more solid.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)