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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] solide, from Middle French, from [[Latin]] solidus; akin to [[Greek]] holos whole  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] solide, from Middle French, from [[Latin]] solidus; akin to [[Greek]] holos whole  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : being without an internal cavity <a solid ball of rubber>  

*1 a : being without an internal cavity <a solid ball of rubber>  

'''Solid''' is one of the major [[states]] of [[matter]]. It is characterized by [[structural]] rigidity and [[resistance]] to [[changes]] of shape or [[volume]]. Unlike a [[liquid]], a solid object does not [[flow]] to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a [[gas]] does. The [[atoms]] in a solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular [[geometric]] [[lattice]] ([[Crystal|crystalline]] solids, which include metals and ordinary water ice) or irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass).

'''Solid''' is one of the major [[states]] of [[matter]]. It is characterized by [[structural]] rigidity and [[resistance]] to [[changes]] of shape or [[volume]]. Unlike a [[liquid]], a solid object does not [[flow]] to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a [[gas]] does. The [[atoms]] in a solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular [[geometric]] [[lattice]] ([[Crystal|crystalline]] solids, which include metals and ordinary water ice) or irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass).

The branch of [[physics]] that deals with solids is called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_physics solid-state physics], and is the main branch of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensed_matter_physics condensed matter physics] (which also includes [[liquids]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science Materials science] is primarily concerned with the [[physical]] and [[chemical]] properties of solids. Solid-state [[chemistry]] is especially concerned with the [[synthesis]] of [[novel]] [[materials]], as well as the [[science]] of identification and chemical [[composition]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid]

The branch of [[physics]] that deals with solids is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_physics solid-state physics], and is the main branch of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensed_matter_physics condensed matter physics] (which also includes [[liquids]]). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science Materials science] is primarily concerned with the [[physical]] and [[chemical]] properties of solids. Solid-state [[chemistry]] is especially concerned with the [[synthesis]] of [[novel]] [[materials]], as well as the [[science]] of identification and chemical [[composition]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid]

[[Category: Physics]]

[[Category: Physics]]