quasi-solid
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: kwā′zī-sŏl′ĭd, kwä′zē-
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkweɪ̯.zaɪ̯ˈsɒl.ɪd/, /ˌkwɑː.ziː-/
- (older Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-ˈsɔːl.ɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkweɪ̯.zaɪ̯ˈsɔl.ɪd/, /ˌkwɑ.zi-/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /-ˈsɑl.ɪd/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkweɪ̯.zaɪ̯ˈsɒl.ɪd/, /ˌkwɒ.zi-/, /ˌkwɑ.zi-/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkweɪ̯.zʌɪ̯-/, (cot–caught merger) /-ˈsɑl.ɪd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌkwæɪ̯.zɑe̯ˈsɔl.ɪd/, /ˌkwɐː.ziː-/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkwæɪ̯.zaɪ̯ˈsɒl.əd/, /ˌkwɐː.ziː-/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌkwe.zaɪ̯ˈsɒl.ɪd/, /ˌkwe.zʌi̯ˈsɒl.ɪd/, /ˌkwe.zəi̯ˈsɒl.ɪd/; /ˌkwa.zi-/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˌkweː.zajˈsɒl.ɪɖ/, /ˌkwaː.ziː-/
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪd
- Hyphenation: qua‧si-sol‧id
Noun
quasi-solid (plural quasi-solids)
- Matter apparently intermediate between solids and liquids.
- Synonyms: false-solid, partial-solid; (Simple English) semi-solid
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Further reading
- “quasi-solid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.