Meanings
plural states of matter
- sciencesAny of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
Synonyms: physical state, state of aggregation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic حَالَة تَجَمُّع
- حَالَة تَجَمُّعdifferent phases of matter
Chinese Mandarin 物質狀態 /物质状态, 物態 /物态
- 物質狀態 /物质状态 (wùzhì zhuàngtài)different phases of matter
- 物態 /物态 (wùtài)different phases of matter
Czech skupenství
- skupenstvídifferent phases of matter
Dutch aggregatietoestand
- aggregatietoestanddifferent phases of matter
Finnish olomuoto
- olomuotodifferent phases of matter
French état de la matière
- état de la matièredifferent phases of matter
German Aggregatzustand
- Aggregatzustanddifferent phases of matter
Greek κατάσταση της ύλης
- κατάσταση της ύλης (katástasi tis ýlis)different phases of matter
Hebrew מצב צבירה
- מצב צבירה (matsav tsivra)different phases of matter
Hungarian halmazállapot
- halmazállapotdifferent phases of matter
Italian stato della materia
- stato della materiadifferent phases of matter
Korean 물질의 상태
- 물질의 상태 (muljir-ui sangtae)different phases of matter
Norwegian aggregattilstand
- aggregattilstanddifferent phases of matter
Polish stan skupienia
- stan skupieniadifferent phases of matter
Portuguese estado da matéria
- estado da matériadifferent phases of matter
Romanian stare de agregare
- stare de agregaredifferent phases of matter
Russian агрега́тное состоя́ние, состоя́ние вещества́
- агрега́тное состоя́ние (agregátnoje sostojánije)different phases of matter
- состоя́ние вещества́ (sostojánije veščestvá)different phases of matter
- агрега́тное состоя́ние вещества́ (agregátnoje sostojánije veščestvá)different phases of matter
Slovak skupenstvo
- skupenstvodifferent phases of matter
Spanish estado de la materia
- estado de la materiadifferent phases of matter
Swahili hali ya maada
- hali ya maadadifferent phases of matter
Swedish aggregationstillstånd, aggregationsform
- aggregationstillstånddifferent phases of matter
- aggregationsformdifferent phases of matter
Tamil பருப்பொருள்
- பருப்பொருள் (parupporuḷ)different phases of matter
Ukrainian агрегатний стан
- агрегатний стан (ahrehatnyj stan)different phases of matter
Vietnamese trạng thái vật chất
- trạng thái vật chấtdifferent phases of matter
Welsh cyflwr mater
- cyflwr materdifferent phases of matter
Cite this entry
state of matter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20matter
“state of matter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20matter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “state of matter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20matter.
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