solid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: solid	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for solid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solid adj characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit" of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" Antonym(s): gaseous, liquid entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood" Antonym(s): hollow of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock" uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water" providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" Synonym(s): hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" Synonym(s): solid, strong, substantial not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" Synonym(s): firm, solid having three dimensions; "a solid object" impenetrable for the eye; "solid blackness" financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this attack" of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts" meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community" Synonym(s): upstanding, solid of the same color throughout; "solid color" Synonym(s): solid, self-colored, self-coloured acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" Synonym(s): solid, unanimous, whole n matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure 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 Synonym(s): solid, solidness, solid state a three-dimensional shape
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solid \Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. solide. Cf. {Consolidate},{Soda}, {Solder}, {Soldier}, {Solemn}.] 1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to {fluid} and {liquid} or to {plastic}, like clay, or to {incompact}, like sand. 2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a {hollow} one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy. 3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used. 4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall. 5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to {hyphened}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solid \Sol"id\, n. 1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid. 2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides. {Solid of revolution}. (Geom.) See {Revolution}, n., 5.