solid-state physics

Definitions of solid-state physics
  1. noun
    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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    natural philosophy, physics
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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