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SOLID-STATE PHYSICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solid-state physics mean?
• SOLID-STATE PHYSICS (noun)
The noun SOLID-STATE PHYSICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity
Familiarity information: SOLID-STATE PHYSICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("solid-state physics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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