solid state

/ˌsɑləd steɪt/

Other forms: solid states

Definitions of solid state

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: solid, solidness

   type 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)