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Webster 1913 Edition
Solidity
So-lid′i-ty
,Noun.
[L.
soliditas
: cf. F. solidité
.] 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 opinions3.
(Geom.)
The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space.
Syn. – Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness; strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solidity
SOLID'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Firmness; hardness; density; compactness; that quality of bodies whcih resists impression and penetration; opposed to fluidity. That which hinders the apporach of two bodies moving ine towards another, I call solidity.2.
Fullness of matter; opposed to hollowness.3.
Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth; certainty; as opposed to weakness or fallaciounes; as the soildity of arguments or reasonig; the solidity of principles, truths or opinious.4.
In geometry, the solid contents of a body.Definition 2024
solidity
solidity
English
Noun
solidity (countable and uncountable, plural solidities)
- The state or quality of being solid.
- Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
- (geometry) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space.
Translations
the state or quality of being solid
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