Solid vs. Gas — What's the Difference?

Complete and undivided.

A state of matter without a fixed shape or volume.

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.

A substance used as fuel.

Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g.

(Mathematics) Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.

A substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

Firm or compact in substance

Short for gasoline

Not hollowed out

An entertaining or amusing person or situation

Being the same substance or color throughout

Kill or harm by exposure to gas

Having no gaps or breaks; continuous

Talk excessively about trivial matters

Acting together; unanimous

Fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

Written without a hyphen or space. For example, the word software is a solid compound.

Very amusing or entertaining

(Printing) Having no leads between the lines.

The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.

Of good quality

A substance in the gaseous state.

Substantial; hearty

Any of various mixtures of flammable gases used for lighting, heating, or cooking.

Sound; reliable

Gasoline.

Financially sound

The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the

Upstanding or dependable

A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.

(Slang) Excellent; first-rate.

A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.

A substance having a definite shape and volume; one that is neither liquid nor gaseous.

Flatulence.

(Mathematics) A geometric figure having three dimensions.

Flatus.

Without a break or opening; completely or continuously

(Slang) Idle or boastful talk.

As a whole; unanimously

(Slang) Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.

To treat chemically with gas.

Large in size, quantity, or value.

To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

To give off gas.

Strong or unyielding.

(Slang) To talk excessively.

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.

Hearty; filling.

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

Poison gas.

Financially well off; wealthy.

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

Sound; not weak.

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

United; without division; unanimous.

(slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.

Of a single color throughout.

(baseball) A fastball.

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

Arterial or venous blood gas.

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

Marijuana, typically of high quality.

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

Ellipsis of gas pedal

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.

(informal) A favor.

(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

To impose upon by talking boastfully.

Solidly.

(intransitive) To emit gas.

Without spaces or hyphens.

(transitive) To impregnate with gas.

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; - opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.

(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

(slang) comical, zany; fun, amusing.

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.

An aëriform fluid; - a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aëriform state.

Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.

Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

Same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

The accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

Same as natural gas.

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

An exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.

United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

To expose to a poisonous or noxious gas

A substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

The state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

A three-dimensional shape

A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Of good substantial quality;

A pedal that controls the throttle valve;

Entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Of one substance or character throughout;

Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;

Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

Show off

Providing abundant nourishment;

A vaporous substance harmful or irritating to inhale.

Of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Informal talk or exaggerated stories.

Having high moral qualities;

To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

Not soft or yielding to pressure;

Having three dimensions;

Incapable of being seen through;

Entirely of a single color throughout;

Acting together as a single undiversified whole;

A substance with fixed shape and volume.

Firm and resistant to pressure.

Not hollow or containing spaces.

Reliable or dependable.

Generally, yes. Gases are more compressible due to the larger spaces between particles.

Yes, but they vibrate around fixed positions, unlike the rapid motion in gases.

In terms of states of matter, yes. But "solid" can also mean "reliable" or "continuous" in other contexts.

Gas particles move freely and spread out to occupy all available space.

While most are colorless, some gases, like chlorine, have distinct colors.

Yes, solid is characterized by a fixed shape and volume, while gas adapts to its container.

The close arrangement of particles in solids restricts them from flowing.

Typically, yes. Solid particles have less kinetic energy than gas particles.

Yes, through sublimation, like dry ice transitioning to carbon dioxide gas.

Because gas particles move freely, making it intangible and without a fixed shape.

Many are, but some can be colored or become visible under certain conditions.

Because of the continuous motion and collision of gas particles against container walls.

Liquid, which has a definite volume but adapts to the shape of its container.

Yes, through a process called sublimation.

Water can exist as ice (solid) and water vapor (gas) under different conditions.