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the state where atoms hold formation like soldiers who never got the retreat order
means Firm and stable in shape, keeping its form rather than flowing or scattering — by extension, dependable, well-made, or unbroken.
from From Latin 'solidus,' meaning firm, whole, dense, or complete — the same word that named a sturdy Roman gold coin (the 'solidus,' ancestor of the Italian 'soldo' and even the British 'shilling' abbreviation 's.'). It reached English through Old French 'solide.' The sense of 'reliable' or 'a solid friend' is a natural figurative stretch: something whole and unshakeable, with no gaps to give way.
- not still
- Atoms vibrate constantly, just locked in place
- glass cheats
- Technically an amorphous solid, structurally a frozen liquid
- diamond bluffs
- Hardest natural solid, yet burns into pure gas
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- Means utterly reliable, because solids do not flinch
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- One of matter's classic trio with liquid and gas