Phrase guide

state of matter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the solid state of water is called ice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: state

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical phenomenon

Narrower terms: phase, form, liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state, solid, solidness, solid state, gas, gaseous state, plasma

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَالَة تَجَمُّع — different phases of matter
  • Armenian: ագրեգատային վիճակ (agregatayin vičak) — different phases of matter
  • Azerbaijani: maddənin aqreqat halı — different phases of matter
  • Azerbaijani: aqreqat hal — different phases of matter
  • Belarusian: агрэга́тны стан (ahrehátny stan) — different phases of matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 物質狀態 /物质状态 (wùzhì zhuàngtài) — different phases of matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 物態 /物态 (wùtài) — different phases of matter
  • Czech: skupenství — different phases of matter
  • Dutch: aggregatietoestand — different phases of matter
  • Finnish: olomuoto — different phases of matter
  • French: état de la matière — different phases of matter
  • German: Aggregatzustand — different phases of matter
  • Greek: κατάσταση της ύλης (katástasi tis ýlis) — different phases of matter
  • Hebrew: מצב צבירה (matsav tsivra) — different phases of matter
  • Hungarian: halmazállapot — different phases of matter
  • Italian: stato della materia — different phases of matter
  • Kazakh: заттың агрегаттық күйі (zattyñ agregattyq küiı) — different phases of matter
  • Korean: 물질의 상태 (muljir-ui sangtae) — different phases of matter
  • Norwegian: aggregattilstand — different phases of matter
  • Polish: stan skupienia — different phases of matter
  • Portuguese: estado da matéria — different phases of matter
  • Romanian: stare de agregare — different phases of matter
  • Russian: агрега́тное состоя́ние (agregátnoje sostojánije) — different phases of matter
  • Russian: состоя́ние вещества́ (sostojánije veščestvá) — different phases of matter
  • Russian: агрега́тное состоя́ние вещества́ (agregátnoje sostojánije veščestvá) — different phases of matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: агрегатно стање — different phases of matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: agregatno stanje — different phases of matter
  • Slovak: skupenstvo — different phases of matter
  • Slovene: agregatno stanje — different phases of matter
  • Spanish: estado de la materia — different phases of matter
  • Swahili: hali ya maada — different phases of matter
  • Swedish: aggregationstillstånd — different phases of matter
  • Swedish: aggregationsform — different phases of matter
  • Tamil: பருப்பொருள் (parupporuḷ) — different phases of matter
  • Ukrainian: агрегатний стан (ahrehatnyj stan) — different phases of matter
  • Vietnamese: trạng thái vật chất — different phases of matter
  • Welsh: cyflwr mater — different phases of matter