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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>SOLID</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="solicitudinous"> solicitudinous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of solicitude. </DL> <A NAME="solid"> solid, adjective, adverb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. not a liquid or a gas. Ex. Water becomes solid when it freezes. A block of stone is solid material ... no matter where you put it, it keeps its shape (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West). <DD> 2. not hollow. Ex. A bar of iron is solid; a pipe is hollow. <DD> 3. strongly put together; hard; firm. Ex. They were glad to leave the boat and put their feet on solid ground. (SYN) compact, stable. <DD> 4. alike throughout. Ex. solid gold. The cloth is a solid blue. There wasn't a light on; the house was in solid darkness. <DD> 5a. firmly united. Ex. The country was solid for peace. <DD> b. (U.S. Informal.) regular in attendance; steady in support. Ex. I'm solid for Mr. Peck every time (William Dean Howells). <DD> 6. serious; not superficial or trifling. Ex. a background of solid study. Chemistry and physics are solid subjects. <DD> 7. genuine; real. Ex. solid comfort; ... a debt of solid gratitude (Edward A. Freeman). <DD> 8. that can be depended on. Ex. He is a solid citizen. <DD> 9. having or based on good judgment; sound; sensible; intelligent. Ex. a solid book by a solid thinker, a solid argument. These men ... have some of the solidest information available (Newsweek). <DD> 10. financially sound or strong. Ex. a solid business. "The gasoline market is the solidest in two years," says one Oklahoma refiner (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 11. whole; entire; complete. Ex. He spent a solid hour on his arithmetic. <DD> 12. undivided; continuous. Ex. a solid wall, a solid row of houses. <DD> 13. having length, breadth, and thickness. A sphere is a solid figure. <DD> 14. written without a hyphen or space. Ex. "Earthworm" is a solid word. <DD> 15. (Printing.) having the lines of type not separated by leads; having few open spaces. <DD> 16. (U.S. Informal.) on a friendly, favorable, or advantageous footing. Ex. to get in solid with one's employer. <DD> 17. thorough; downright; vigorous; substantial. Ex. a good solid dose of medicine, a good solid blow. <DD> 18. (U.S. Slang.) good; excellent; first-rate. Ex. "It sounds good!" he shouted. "Solid!" (New Yorker). <DD>adv. (Informal.) full; completely. Ex. The train was packed solid with tourists. 86th Street, which had been parked solid the night before, was denuded of cars (New York Times). <DD>noun 1. a substance that is not a liquid or a gas such as iron, wood, or ice. Ex. In a solid, the molecules resist any force that tends to change their relative positions or distances (John C. Duncan). <DD> 2. a body that has length, breadth, and thickness. A cube is a solid. adv. solidly. noun solidness. </DL> <A NAME="solidago"> solidago, noun, pl. -gos. =goldenrod.</DL> <A NAME="solidangle"> solid angle,<DL COMPACT><DD> an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point. </DL> <A NAME="solidaric"> solidaric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by solidarity. </DL> <A NAME="solidarity"> solidarity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> unity or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests. </DL> <A NAME="solidary"> solidary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests. </DL> <A NAME="solidfuel"> solid-fuel, adjective. =solid-fueled.</DL> <A NAME="solidfuel"> solid fuel,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a rocket fuel in a solid state, usually in the form of a powder or in fine grains, often mixed with an adhesive. Ex. Solid fuels will propel most military rockets in the future (Science News Letter). <DD> 2. coal, coke, or other substances in a solid form, used as fuel. </DL> <A NAME="solidfueled"> solid-fueled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> driven by a solid fuel, especially one of the powdered or granulated fuels used in rockets. Ex. a solid-fueled rocket. </DL> <A NAME="solidgeometry"> solid geometry,<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of mathematics that deals with objects having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness. </DL> <A NAME="solidhoofed"> solid-hoofed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having solid hoofs, as the horse. </DL> <A NAME="solidhorned"> solid-horned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having solid horns, as deer. </DL> <A NAME="solidi"> solidi, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of solidus. </DL> <A NAME="solidifiable"> solidifiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be solidified. </DL> <A NAME="solidification"> solidification, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of solidifying. Ex. The origin of present practices and beliefs is lost in centuries of sociological solidification (Atlantic). <DD> 2. the state of being solidified. <DD> 3. (Physics.) the passage of a body from a liquid or gaseous to a solid state, accompanied by loss of heat and a change in volume. </DL> <A NAME="solidify"> solidify, verb, -fied, -fying.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to make solid; harden. Ex. Extreme cold will solidify water into ice. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to unite firmly. <DD> 3. to crystallize. <DD>v.i. 1. to become solid; be converted from a liquid to a solid. Ex. Jelly solidifies as it gets cold. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to become firmly united. Ex. The opposition in Congress to the President's proposal solidified over the next two weeks. <DD> 3. to become crystallized. </DL> <A NAME="solidity"> solidity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the condition or quality of being solid; firmness or hardness; density. Ex. the solidity of marble or steel. Transparency is one goal of the architect, says Breuer, "but transparency needs also solidity" (Newsweek). <DD> 2. substantial quality, as of a person's learning, judgment, or character. Ex. the solidity of George Washington's character. <DD> 3. (Geometry.) volume; cubic content. </DL> <A NAME="solidmechanics"> solid mechanics,<DL COMPACT><DD> mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or in motion, as distinguished from fluid mechanics. </DL> <A NAME="solidpropellant"> solid propellant, =solid fuel.</DL> <A NAME="solidrocket"> solid rocket,<DL COMPACT><DD> a rocket using solid fuel. </DL> <A NAME="solidsouth"> Solid South,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the Southern states that have usually supported the Democratic Party as a unit since the Reconstruction period. Ex. The old eleven-state structure of the Solid South, which has stood with Bourbon pride and purpose and faded gallantry for a century or more (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="solidstate"> solid-state, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with solid-state physics and electronics. Ex. solid-state phenomena. <DD> 2. made with transistors, printed circuits, and other devices, using the conductive or other properties of solid materials. Ex. The availability of solid-state devices has resulted in the introduction of a new line of equipment which supersedes older vacuum-tube versions to provide improved performance, increased reliability, smaller size, and in some cases lower cost (U.S. Berger). </DL> <A NAME="solidstateelectronics"> solid-state electronics,<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of electronics that deals with semiconductors, masers, and similar electronic devices developed from studies in solid-state physics. </DL> <A NAME="solidstatemaser"> solid-state maser,<DL COMPACT><DD> a maser that amplifies radio signals by means of a solid material, such as synthetic ruby, surrounded by a magnetic field. Ex. Known as the solid-state maser, the device would amplify the very faint signals received from space (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="solidstatephysicist"> solid-state physicist,<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies solid-state physics. </DL> <A NAME="solidstatephysics"> solid-state physics,<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of physics that deals with the physical properties of solid materials, such as mechanical strength, the movement of electrons, and the nature of crystals. Research in solid-state physics has produced the transistor and other semiconductor devices. Ex. In one sense, solid-state physics can be described as a combination of chemistry and electronics (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="solidungulate"> solidungulate, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. belonging to the group of mammals with solid hoofs, such as the horse. <DD>noun a solidungulate animal. </DL> <A NAME="solidus"> solidus, noun, pl. -di.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a Roman gold coin introduced by Constantine, later called a bezant. <DD> 2. a sloping line used to separate the former denomination of shillings from pence and generally as a dividing line, as in dates or fractions; virgule. Ex. 2/6 (2 shillings, 6 pence); 1/2, 1/3. </DL> <A NAME="soliduscurve"> solidus curve,<DL COMPACT><DD> a curve which shows the temperatures at which a series of alloys are completely solid. </DL> <A NAME="solifluction"> solifluction or solifluxion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the downward movement of soil and rock on the face of the earth, caused by the action of the weather. </DL> <A NAME="soliloquist"> soliloquist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who soliloquizes. <DD> 2. a person who writes soliloquies. </DL> <A HREF="solion.dic">NEXT</A>