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Noun: state of matter
  1. (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)
    "the solid state of matter of water is called ice";
    - state

Derived forms: states of matter

See also: gaseous, liquid, solid

Type of: chemical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: State of matter