solid-state

[ sol-id-steyt ]
/ ˈsɒl ɪdˈsteɪt /

adjective Electronics.

designating or pertaining to electronic devices, as transistors or crystals, that can control current without the use of moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps.

Origin of solid-state

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby solid-state

solid propellant, solid rocket booster, solid solution, solid south, solid-looking, solid-state, solid-state physics, solidago, solidarity, solidarize, solidary

Example sentences from the Web for solid-state

  • I don't mean just in solid-state physics, but in science as a whole.

    Anything You Can Do ... |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • M1537, which handled a switching operation too potent for a solid-state switch.

    The Trouble with Telstar |John Berryman

British Dictionary definitions for solid-state

solid-state

noun

(modifier) (of an electronic device) activated by a semiconductor component in which current flow is through solid material rather than in a vacuum
(modifier) of, concerned with, characteristic of, or consisting of solid matter