state of matter

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noun

(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) (Freq. 1)
- the solid state of water is called ice
• Syn:
state
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
chemical phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
phase, form, liquid, liquidness, liquidity,
liquidity, solid, solidness, solid state, gas,
gaseous state, plasma
• Attrubites:
solid, liquid, gaseous