solid
2
3.0
- noun
- /ˈsɑːlɪd/
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- Now you try and find the volume of the solid bounded by the cone and the paraboloid.
- geometric solid
- volume of a solid
- two solids
Examples
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So these are my metallic solids of constant width.
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A ball is the three-dimensional solid stuff contained within a sphere.
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This is a bubble made out of solid stone.
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Now, is the candy a solid or a liquid?
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Because it creates solids, the program can be used as either a solids modeler or a 3-D visualization program.
Academic text (1994) -
The behavior of ionic salts and rare-gas solids at very high pressures exemplifies many high-pressure phenomena.
Academic text (1998) -
A cube is a common example of a three-dimensional solid that has equal sides and right angles.
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In geometry class, we learned that a cylinder is a type of solid shape with two circular bases.
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The teacher explained how to calculate the volume of a solid object using its length, width, and height.
Synonyms
1
3.9
A shape with length, width, and height like a cube or sphere
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
6
5.5
Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes
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4
4.4
A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice
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1
5.3
An area of physics that studies how solid materials behave with electricity, magnetism, and light
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1
9.0
A 3D shape with all the same regular flat faces, like a cube or tetrahedron
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1
5.5
Part of math about shapes that have length, width, and height like cubes, spheres, and pyramids
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1
7.9
A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
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1
6.5
An engine that burns solid fuel to push a rocket or missile
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1
7.0
A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys
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1
5.7
A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward
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A three-dimensional shape with identical regular flat faces, like a cube
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A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
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A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them
How Durable
33
5.3
120
3.9
38
3.7
79
2.1
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2
3.0
45
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solid comes from the Latin word solidus, meaning 'firm' or 'whole'. So in geometry a solid is a three-dimensional object that keeps its shape and feels firm.