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 物質が適度の圧力の下で流れ出る性質を持っていない状態。それを変形させようとする(圧縮などの)力に抵抗する。そして一定の大きさと形態を保持する。
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【上位】 (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" 物質の伝統的な三態は、固体(形状や体積が固定している)と液体(容器によって体積や形状が固定される)と気体(容器を満たす)である。
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【上位】 the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" ばらばらにならないで、その形を保持しているという特質。
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the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope" 財政的に、実際にまたは道徳的に堅実で信頼のおける特性。
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