Talk:Solid
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Techincally speaking, the opening sentence of this article is untrue. Look at the grammar. Any suggestions on correcting it? I can't come up with anything prettier than dropping the A and italicizing solid. --Dante Alighieri 10:02 27 May 2003 (UTC)
- I think it's fine this way, since the meaning is very clear. 'Solid' is often (incorrectly?) used as a noun. A sentence like 'Sodiumchloride is a solid at room temperature' is perfectly legible, although it should read 'Sodiumchloride is solid at room temperature'. (Ben, 14 Aug 2004)
- "A solid is a state of matter" doesn't sound right to me, either, although there is no problem with using solid as a noun - the OED says that the noun solid comes from the adjective solid. How about "A solid is a body of matter with a definite volume..."? -- Heron 15:03, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Fixed —Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 00:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed split
I realise this article is pretty sad for such a major concept, but nevertheless I believe that the use of the term "solid" for the state of matter dominates. Therefore I recommend that other uses of the term in maths and jewellery should not be on this page, except in redirection notices. Walkerma 05:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
- Done —Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 00:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC).
[edit] solids that can be heavy or light.
Some solids can be very heavy and some can be light an example of a heavy solid could be a car,a tv, a computer, or even a dresser.An example of a light solid could be a cup,a rock or pebble,or a jar. there are many solids heavy or light. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.126.170 (talk) 19:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] hi
hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.126.170 (talk) 19:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC)