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solid-state definition

solid-state (säl′id stāt′)

adjective

  1. 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
  2. designating, of, or equipped with electronic devices, as semiconductors, that can control current without heated filaments, moving parts, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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