having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
2.
of or pertaining to bodies or figures of three dimensions.
3.
having the interior completely filled up, free from cavities, or not hollow: a solid piece of chocolate.
4.
without openings or breaks: a solid wall.
5.
firm, hard, or compact in substance: solid ground.
6.
having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous: solid particles suspended in a liquid.
7.
pertaining to such matter: Water in a solid state is ice.
8.
dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance: solid masses of cloud.
9.
not flimsy, slight, or light, as buildings, furniture, fabrics, or food; substantial.
10.
of a substantial character; not superficial, trifling, or frivolous: a solid work of scientific scholarship.
11.
without separation or division; continuous: a solid row of buildings.
12.
whole or entire: one solid hour.
13.
forming the whole; consisting entirely of one substance or material: solid gold.
14.
uniform in tone or shades, as a color: a solid blue dress.
15.
real or genuine: solid comfort.
16.
sound or reliable, as reasons or arguments: solid facts.
17.
sober-minded; fully reliable or sensible: a solid citizen.
18.
financially sound or strong: Our company is solid.
19.
cubic: A solid foot contains 1728 solid inches.
20.
written without a hyphen, as a compound word.
21.
having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing.
22.
thorough, vigorous, great, big, etc. (with emphatic force, often after good): a good solid blow.
23.
firmly united or consolidated: a solid combination.
24.
united or unanimous in opinion, policy, etc.
25.
on a friendly, favorable, or advantageous footing (often prec. by in): He was in solid with her parents.
26.
Slang. excellent, esp. musically.
–noun
27.
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
28.
a solid substance or body; a substance exhibiting rigidity.
1391, from O.Fr. solide "firm, dense, compact," from L. solidus "firm, whole, entire" (related to salvus "safe"), from PIE base *sol- "whole" (cf. Gk. holos "whole," L. salus "health;" see safe (adj.)). Slang sense of "wonderful, remarkable" first attested 1920 among jazz musicians. The noun is recorded from 1495. Solid South in U.S. political history is attested from 1858. Solidify is from 1799 (trans.), 1837 (intrans.). Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; meaning "employing transistors (as opposed to vacuum tubes)" is from 1959.
characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
2.
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" [ant: liquid, gaseous]
3.
entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood" [ant: hollow]
4.
of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
5.
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
6.
providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" [syn: hearty]
7.
of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
8.
not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: firm]
9.
having three dimensions; "a solid object"
10.
impenetrable for the eye; "solid blackness"
11.
financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
12.
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
13.
meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community" [syn: upstanding]
14.
of the same color throughout; "solid color"
15.
acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
noun
1.
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
2.
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
not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas Example: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances
Arabic:
صُلْب، جامِد
Chinese (Simplified):
固体的
Chinese (Traditional):
固體的
Czech:
pevný
Danish:
fast
Dutch:
vast
Estonian:
tahke
Finnish:
kiinteä
French:
solide
German:
fest
Greek:
στερεός
Hungarian:
szilárd
Icelandic:
fastur
Indonesian:
padat
Italian:
solido
Japanese:
団体の
Korean:
고체의
Latvian:
ciets
Lithuanian:
kietas
Norwegian:
fast, i fast form
Polish:
stały
Portuguese (Brazil):
sólido
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
solid
Russian:
твёрдый
Slovak:
pevný
Slovenian:
trden
Spanish:
sólido
Swedish:
fast
Turkish:
katı
solid2[ˈsolid]adjective
not hollow Example: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.
Arabic:
غَيْر أجْوَف
Chinese (Simplified):
实心的
Chinese (Traditional):
實心的
Czech:
plný
Danish:
massiv
Dutch:
massief
Estonian:
umbne, üleni (millestki)
Finnish:
umpinainen
French:
plein
German:
massiv
Greek:
συμπαγής
Hungarian:
tömör
Icelandic:
gegnheill
Indonesian:
pejal
Italian:
pieno
Japanese:
中空でない
Korean:
속이 비지 않은, 알찬
Latvian:
kompakts
Lithuanian:
vientisas
Norwegian:
massiv
Polish:
lity, pełny
Portuguese (Brazil):
maciço, compacto
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
umflat
Russian:
не полый; цельный
Slovak:
plný
Slovenian:
poln
Spanish:
macizo
Swedish:
massiv, solid, helgjuten
Turkish:
içi dolu (olan)
solid3[ˈsolid]adjective
firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable) Example: That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.
Arabic:
مَتين قَوي، مَوْثوق
Chinese (Simplified):
坚固的
Chinese (Traditional):
堅固的
Czech:
solidní
Danish:
solid
Dutch:
degelijk
Estonian:
kindel, usaldatav
Finnish:
vankka
French:
solide
German:
handfest
Greek:
στερεός, ακλόνητος, σταθερός, αξιόπιστος
Hungarian:
biztos
Icelandic:
sterkbyggður, traustur
Indonesian:
kokoh
Italian:
solido
Japanese:
がっしりした
Korean:
튼튼한, 틀림이 없는
Latvian:
stingrs; stabils
Lithuanian:
tvirtas
Norwegian:
solid
Polish:
solidny
Portuguese (Brazil):
sólido
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
solid
Russian:
прочный; основательный
Slovak:
solídny
Slovenian:
zanesljiv
Spanish:
sólido
Swedish:
solid, bastant, pålitlig, hållbar
Turkish:
sağlam
solid4[ˈsolid]adjective
completely made of one substance Example: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.
Arabic:
خالِص
Chinese (Simplified):
纯质的
Chinese (Traditional):
純質的
Czech:
masivní
Danish:
ren; massiv
Dutch:
puur, massief
Estonian:
täis-, puhas
Finnish:
täysi, umpi-
French:
massif
German:
massiv
Greek:
συμπαγής, ατόφιος
Hungarian:
tömör
Icelandic:
óblandaður, heill í gegn
Indonesian:
utuh
Italian:
solido, massiccio
Japanese:
純粋の
Korean:
순수한, 진짜의
Latvian:
tīrs; bez piemaisījuma
Lithuanian:
grynas
Norwegian:
massiv, gedigen
Polish:
jednolity, czysty
Portuguese (Brazil):
maciço
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
masiv
Russian:
чистый
Slovak:
masívny
Slovenian:
masiven
Spanish:
macizo
Swedish:
massiv, solid, gedigen, själva
Turkish:
yekpare, som
solid5[ˈsolid]adjective
without breaks, gaps or flaws Example: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.
Arabic:
مُتَماسِك
Chinese (Simplified):
连续的，一致的
Chinese (Traditional):
連續的，一致的
Czech:
pevný
Danish:
ubrudt; fast
Dutch:
vast
Estonian:
ühtlane, ühtne
Finnish:
yhtenäinen
French:
continu; unanime
German:
geschlossen
Greek:
ενιαίος, συμπαγής, αδιάσπαστος
Hungarian:
szoros; szilárd
Icelandic:
óslitinn, heill
Indonesian:
kuat
Italian:
uniforme, unito, unanime
Japanese:
団結した
Korean:
끊긴 데가 없는, 완전한; 일치단결한
Latvian:
nepārtraukts; saliedēts
Lithuanian:
vieningas, vientisas
Norwegian:
ubrutt, sammenhengende, fast
Polish:
zwarty
Portuguese (Brazil):
contínuo, unânime
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
continuu; fără întrerupere
Russian:
сплошной; единодушный
Slovak:
pevný
Slovenian:
nepretrgan; neomajen
Spanish:
de una sola pieza
Swedish:
obruten, heldragen, enhällig
Turkish:
tam, aralıksız
solid6[ˈsolid]adjective
having height, breadth and width Example: A cube is a solid figure.
Arabic:
مُجَسَّم
Chinese (Simplified):
立体的
Chinese (Traditional):
立體的
Czech:
pevný
Danish:
fast
Dutch:
driedimensionaal
Estonian:
ruumiline
Finnish:
kolmiulotteinen
French:
solide
German:
räumlich
Greek:
στερεός
Hungarian:
háromdimenziójú
Icelandic:
rúm-, þrívíður
Indonesian:
berdimensi tiga
Italian:
solido
Japanese:
立体の
Korean:
입체의
Latvian:
kubisks; trīsdimensiju-
Lithuanian:
trijų matmenų
Norwegian:
tett, kompakt
Polish:
trójwymiarowy
Portuguese (Brazil):
sólido
Portuguese (Portugal):
sólido
Romanian:
solid
Russian:
трёхмерный
Slovak:
pevný
Slovenian:
trden
Spanish:
sólido
Swedish:
tredimensionell
Turkish:
üç boyutlu
solid7[ˈsolid]adjective
consecutive; without a pause Example: I've been working for six solid hours.
Arabic:
مُتَتالٍ، دون إنْقِطاع
Chinese (Simplified):
连续的
Chinese (Traditional):
連續的
Czech:
plný
Danish:
uafbrudt
Dutch:
ononderbroken
Estonian:
järjest(ikune)
Finnish:
tauoton
French:
d'affilée
German:
geschlagen
Greek:
συνεχής, αδιάλειπτος
Hungarian:
kerek (hat órát)
Icelandic:
samfelldur
Indonesian:
penuh
Italian:
ininterrotto, di fila*
Japanese:
連続の
Korean:
연속된, 꼬박
Latvian:
nepārtraukts
Lithuanian:
ištisas
Norwegian:
stive, i hele
Polish:
pełne
Portuguese (Brazil):
consecutivo
Portuguese (Portugal):
ininterrupto
Romanian:
fără întrerupere
Russian:
непрерывный
Slovak:
celý
Slovenian:
poln
Spanish:
seguido, ininterrumpido
Swedish:
sammanhängande
Turkish:
aralıksız, tam
solid[ˈsolid]adverb
without interruption; continuously Example: She was working for six hours solid.
Arabic:
مُتَواصِل
Chinese (Simplified):
连续
Chinese (Traditional):
連續
Czech:
bez přerušení
Danish:
uafbrudt
Dutch:
ononderbroken
Estonian:
järjest, vahetpidamata
Finnish:
yhteen menoon
French:
d'affilée
German:
geschlagen
Greek:
συνεχώς, αδιάκοπα
Hungarian:
egyhuzamban
Icelandic:
samfellt
Indonesian:
terus-menerus
Italian:
ininterrottamente
Japanese:
ぶっ通しで
Korean:
연속으로
Latvian:
nepārtraukti; bez apstājas
Lithuanian:
ištisai, be pertraukos
Norwegian:
sammenhengende, ubrutt
Polish:
bez przerwy
Portuguese (Brazil):
ininterruptamente
Portuguese (Portugal):
solidamente
Romanian:
fără pauză, continuu
Russian:
непрерывно
Slovak:
bez prerušenia , * prestávky
Slovenian:
nepretrgoma
Spanish:
ininterrumpidamente
Swedish:
i sträck
Turkish:
aralıksız olarak
solid1[ˈsolid]noun
a substance that is solid Example: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.
Physics One of four main states of matter, in which the molecules vibrate about fixed positions and cannot migrate to other positions in the substance. Unlike a gas or liquid, a solid has a fixed shape, and unlike a gas, a solid has a fixed volume. In most solids (with exceptions such as glass), the molecules are arranged in crystal lattices of various sizes.
Mathematics A geometric figure that has three dimensions.
Main Entry: 2solid Function: noun 1: a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress, has a definite capacity for resisting forces
(as compression or tension) which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a definite size and shape 2: the part of a solution or suspension that when freed from
solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid —usually used in plural <milk solids>
Main Entry: 1sol·id Pronunciation: 'säl-&d Function: adjective 1: being without an internal cavity : not hollow
<solid tumors> 2: possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid : neither gaseous nor liquid 3of immunity: capable
of resisting severe challenge <intradermal inoculation of the virulent agent in guinea pigs resulted in solid immunity in all trials> —sol·id·lyadverb
Con*sol"i*date\, a. [L. consolidatus, p. pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.] Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.] A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. --Elyot.
Hard\, a. [Compar. Harder; superl. Hardest.] [OE. heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. heard, G. hart, OHG. harti, Icel. har?r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr.? strong, ?, ?, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf. Skr. kratu strength, ? to do, make. Cf. Hardy.]1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. 2. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem. The hard causes they brought unto Moses. --Ex. xviii. 26. In which are some things hard to be understood. --2 Peter iii. 16. 3. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure. 4. Difficult to resist or control; powerful. The stag was too hard for the horse. --L'Estrange. A power which will be always too hard for them. --Addison. 5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms. I never could drive a hard bargain. --Burke. 6. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character. 7. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style. Figures harder than even the marble itself. --Dryden. 8. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider. 9. (Pron.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; -- said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc. 10. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone. 11. (Painting) (a) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition. (b) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade. Hard cancer, Hard case, etc. See under Cancer, Case, etc. Hard clam, or Hard-shelled clam (Zo["o]l.), the guahog. Hard coal, anthracite, as distinguished from bituminous or soft coal. Hard and fast. (Naut.) See under Fast. Hard finish (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering. Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions. Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money. Hard oyster (Zo["o]l.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U. S.] Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil; hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See Pan. Hard rubber. See under Rubber. Hard solder. See under Solder. Hard water, water, which contains lime or some mineral substance rendering it unfit for washing. See Hardness, 3. Hard wood, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak, ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar, hemlock, etc. In hard condition, in excellent condition for racing; having firm muscles;-said of race horses. Syn: Solid; arduous; powerful; trying; unyielding; stubborn; stern; flinty; unfeeling; harsh; difficult; severe; obdurate; rigid. See Solid, and Arduous.
So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See Solid.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Caustic soda, sodium hydroxide. Cooking soda, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] Sal soda. See Sodium carbonate, under Sodium. Soda alum (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. Soda ash, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort (Salsola). See under Sodium. Soda fountain, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. Soda lye, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. Soda niter. See Nitratine. Soda salts, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. Soda waste, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; -- called also alkali waste. Soda water, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to give flavor. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. Washing soda, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
Sol"der\, n. [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure, fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make solid. See Solid, and cf. Sawder.] A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement. Hence, anything which unites or cements. Hard solder, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc. Soft solder, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder.
Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF. soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr. L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants. I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak. 2. Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer. It were meet that any one, before he came to be a captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser. 3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of emphasis or distinction. --Shak. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zo["o]l.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest. See Termite. Soldier beetle (Zo["o]l.), an American carabid beetle (Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other insects, such as the plum curculio. Soldier bug (Zo["o]l.), any hemipterous insect of the genus Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug (Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other insects. Soldier crab (Zo["o]l.) (a) The hermit crab. (b) The fiddler crab. Soldier fish (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish (Etheostoma c[oe]ruleum) found in the Mississippi River; -- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter. Soldier fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps. Soldier moth (Zo["o]l.), a large geometrid moth (Euschema militaris), having the wings bright yellow with bluish black lines and spots. Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis (Orchis militaris).
Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf. Consolidate,Soda, Solder, Soldier, Solemn.]1. 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. 2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy. 3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used. 4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall. 5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened. 6. Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine. The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer. --Milton. These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men. --Dryden. The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem. --J. A. Symonds. 7. Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body. --I. Watts. 8. (Bot.) Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem. 9. (Metaph.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter. 10. (Print.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open. 11. United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate. [Polit. Cant. U.S.] Solid angle. (Geom.) See under Angle. Solid color, an even color; one not shaded or variegated. Solid green. See Emerald green (a), under Green. Solid measure (Arith.), a measure for volumes, in which the units are each a cube of fixed linear magnitude, as a cubic foot, yard, or the like; thus, a foot, in solid measure, or a solid foot, contains 1,728 solid inches. Solid newel (Arch.), a newel into which the ends of winding stairs are built, in distinction from a hollow newel. See under Hollow, a. Solid problem (Geom.), a problem which can be construed geometrically, only by the intersection of a circle and a conic section or of two conic sections. --Hutton. Solid square (Mil.), a square body or troops in which the ranks and files are equal. Syn: Hard; firm; compact; strong; substantial; stable; sound; real; valid; true; just; weighty; profound; grave; important. Usage: Solid, Hard. These words both relate to the internal constitution of bodies; but hardnotes a more impenetrable nature or a firmer adherence of the component parts than solid. Hard is opposed to soft, and solid to fluid, liquid, open, or hollow. Wood is usually solid; but some kinds of wood are hard, and others are soft. Repose you there; while I [return] to this hard house, More harder than the stones whereof 't is raised. --Shak. I hear his thundering voice resound, And trampling feet than shake the solid ground. --Dryden.
Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf. Consolidate,Soda, Solder, Soldier, Solemn.]1. 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. 2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy. 3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used. 4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall. 5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened. 6. Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine. The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer. --Milton. These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men. --Dryden. The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem. --J. A. Symonds. 7. Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body. --I. Watts. 8. (Bot.) Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem. 9. (Metaph.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter. 10. (Print.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open. 11. United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate. [Polit. Cant. U.S.] Solid angle. (Geom.) See under Angle. Solid color, an even color; one not shaded or variegated. Solid green. See Emerald green (a), under Green. Solid measure (Arith.), a measure for volumes, in which the units are each a cube of fixed linear magnitude, as a cubic foot, yard, or the like; thus, a foot, in solid measure, or a solid foot, contains 1,728 solid inches. Solid newel (Arch.), a newel into which the ends of winding stairs are built, in distinction from a hollow newel. See under Hollow, a. Solid problem (Geom.), a problem which can be construed geometrically, only by the intersection of a circle and a conic section or of two conic sections. --Hutton. Solid square (Mil.), a square body or troops in which the ranks and files are equal. Syn: Hard; firm; compact; strong; substantial; stable; sound; real; valid; true; just; weighty; profound; grave; important. Usage: Solid, Hard. These words both relate to the internal constitution of bodies; but hardnotes a more impenetrable nature or a firmer adherence of the component parts than solid. Hard is opposed to soft, and solid to fluid, liquid, open, or hollow. Wood is usually solid; but some kinds of wood are hard, and others are soft. Repose you there; while I [return] to this hard house, More harder than the stones whereof 't is raised. --Shak. I hear his thundering voice resound, And trampling feet than shake the solid ground. --Dryden.
Sol"id\, n. 1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid. 2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides. Solid of revolution. (Geom.) See Revolution, n., 5.
Sol`i*dar"i*ty\, n. [F. solidarit['e], fr. solide. See Solid.] An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community. Solidarity [a word which we owe to the French Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss, in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being, so to speak, all in the same boat. --Trench. The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry. --M. Arnold.
Sol"i*ped\, n. [Cf. F. solip[`e]de, It. solipede, Sp. solipedo; apparently fr. L. solus alone + pes, pedis, a foot; but probably fr. L. solidipes solid-footed, whole-hoofed. See Solid, and Pedal.] (Zo["o]l.) A mammal having a single hoof on each foot, as the horses and asses; a solidungulate. [Written also solipede.] The solipeds, or firm-hoofed animals, as horses, asses, and mules, etc., -- they are, also, in mighty number. --Sir T. Browne.
Sou\, n.; pl. Sousor. [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and cf. Sol, Soldo.] An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (1/20 of a franc), which is popularly called a sou.
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