Definitions for: Solidity


[n] the consistency of a solid
[n] state of having the interior filled with matter



Webster (1913) Definition: So*lid"i*ty, n. [L. soliditas: cf. F. solidit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency,
-- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter,
-- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength;
soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the
primary quality or affection of matter by which its
particles exclude or resist all others; hardness;
massiveness.

That which hinders the approach of two bodies when
they are moving one toward another, I call solidity.
--Locke.

2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth;
certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or
fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or
reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or
opinions.

3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of
inclosed space.

Syn: Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.

Synonyms: solidness

Antonyms: hollowness, porosity, porousness

See Also: body, compactness, consistence, consistency, fullness, impermeability, impermeableness

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