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state of matter [′stāt əv ′mad·ər] (physics) One of three fundamental conditions of matter: the solid, liquid, and gaseous states. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Physicists last year created an exotic state of matter previously unattainable in the laboratory but whose characteristics theorists have debated for more than 40 years. Although the metallic element mercury may have been named for the planet Mercury rather than the god, it travels quickly in a state of matter that at room temperature looks somewhere in between liquid and solid. The most popular theory concerning the origin of the universe, the "Big Bang Theory" already mentioned, says that originally the universe was contained in a very small compressed state of matter and energy. |
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