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Noun: solid-state physics
  1. The branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity

Type of: natural philosophy, physics

Encyclopedia: Solid-state physics

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