Meaning of STATE OF MATTER

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"
	Synonyms:		state
	See Also:		chemical phenomenon, form, gas, liquid, liquidity, liquidness, phase, plasma, solid, solidness