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solido

Definitions of solido
  1. noun
    matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
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    precipitato
    a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
    plastica, plastico
    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
    vetro
    a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
    polvere
    a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
    cioccolatino, cioccolato
    a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
    carne
    the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
    pasta
    shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
    ortaggio, verdura
    fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
    burro
    an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
    iogurt, yogurt
    a custard-like food made from curdled milk
    cacio, formaggio
    a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
    bachelite
    a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
    crown
    a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
    ghiaccio
    water frozen in the solid state
    pirex
    a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
    vinile
    shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
    type of:
    materia, sostanza
    that which has mass and occupies space
  2. noun
    a three-dimensional shape
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    types:
    cilindro
    a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
    forma
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made
    cubo
    a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
    tronco di cono
    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
    nicchia, recessione, recesso
    a small concavity
    prisma
    a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
    tazza, terrina
    a concave shape with an open top
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
    type of:
    forma
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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