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- [sol-id steyt]
- /ˈsɒl ɪd steɪt/
- /ˈsɒlɪd steɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sol-id steyt]
- /ˈsɒl ɪd steɪt/
Definitions of solid-state word
- adjective solid-state designating or pertaining to electronic devices, as transistors or crystals, that can control current without the use of moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps. 1
- adjective solid-state controls current without moving parts 1
- adjective solid-state Solid-state electronic equipment is made using transistors or silicon chips, instead of valves or other mechanical parts. 0
- noun solid-state (of an electronic device) activated by a semiconductor component in which current flow is through solid material rather than in a vacuum 0
- noun solid-state of, concerned with, characteristic of, or consisting of solid matter 0
- adjective solid-state designating or of the branch of physics dealing with the fundamental properties of solids, as structure, binding forces, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties etc., and with their effects 0
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Origin of solid-state
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Solid-state
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
solid-state popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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