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| 1. | the branch of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter, esp. solids; the study of the electromagnetic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of solids. |
| 2. | this study applied to crystalline solids, amorphous solids, and liquids. |
| con·densed matter physics (kən-děnst') n. See solid-state physics. |
| solid-state physics n. The branch of physics that deals with the physical properties of solid materials, especially the electromagnetic, thermodynamic, and structural properties of crystalline solids. Also called condensed matter physics. |