Liquid vs. Solid

Liquidnoun

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

Liquidnoun

(phonetics) A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

Liquidadjective

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

Liquidadjective

Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

Liquidadjective

Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

Liquidadjective

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Liquidadjective

(phonology) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.

Liquidadjective

Fluid and transparent.

Liquidadjective

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

Liquidadjective

Being in such a state that the component molecules move freely among themselves, but have a definite volume changing only slightly with changes of pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.

Liquidadjective

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Liquidadjective

Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

Liquidadjective

Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.

Liquidadjective

Clear; definite in terms or amount.

Liquidadjective

In cash or readily convertible into cash without loss of principle; - said of assets, such as bank accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock exchange.

Liquidnoun

A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not gaseous and has a definite volume independent, of the container in which it is held. Liquids have a fixed volume at any given pressure, but their shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure.

Liquidnoun

A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.

Liquidnoun

a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

Liquidnoun

the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

Liquidnoun

a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

Liquidnoun

a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')

Liquidadjective

existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow;

Liquidadjective

filled or brimming with tears;

Liquidadjective

clear and bright;

Liquidadjective

changed from a solid to a liquid state;

Liquidadjective

smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness;

Liquidadjective

yielding; lacking any hint of hardness;

Liquidadjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement;

Liquidadjective

in cash or easily convertible to cash;

Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. As such, it is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape.

Solidadjective

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.

Solidadjective

Large in size, quantity, or value.

Solidadjective

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

Solidadjective

Strong or unyielding.

Solidadjective

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

Solidadjective

Hearty; filling.

Solidadjective

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

Solidadjective

Financially well off; wealthy.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weak.

Solidadjective

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous.

Solidadjective

Of a single color throughout.

Solidadjective

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

Solidadjective

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

Solidnoun

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

Solidnoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

Solidnoun

(informal) A favor.

Solidnoun

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

Solidnoun

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

Solidadverb

Solidly.

Solidadverb

Without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

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.

Solidadjective

Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

Solidadjective

Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

Solidadjective

Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

Solidadjective

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.

Solidadjective

Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

Solidadjective

Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

Solidadjective

Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

Solidnoun

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

Solidnoun

A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

Solidnoun

a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Solidnoun

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

Solidnoun

a three-dimensional shape

Solidadjective

of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

Solidadjective

of good substantial quality;

Solidadjective

entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

Solidadjective

of one substance or character throughout;

Solidadjective

uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

Solidadjective

providing abundant nourishment;

Solidadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Solidadjective

having high moral qualities;

Solidadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

Solidadjective

having three dimensions;

Solidadjective

incapable of being seen through;

Solidadjective

entirely of a single color throughout;

Solidadjective

acting together as a single undiversified whole;

Solid

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.