solid-state physics

noun

The study of the physical properties of solid materials, focusing on the processes that their atomic and subatomic interactions give rise to macroscopic behaviors like electrical conductivity and magnetism.

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nounsolid-state physics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe study of the physical properties of solid materials, focusing on the processes that their atomic and subatomic interactions give rise to macroscopic behaviors like electrical conductivity and magnetism.
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