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state of matter > solid state

Preferred term

solid state  

Definition

  • The physical state of matter in which the constituent molecules, atoms, or ions have no translatory motion although they vibrate about the fixed positions that they occupy in a crystal lattice.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7919

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