a. Capable of being solidified. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. solidification. ] Act of solidifying, or state of being solidified. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become solid; to harden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Solidified p. pr. & vb. n. Solidifying ] [ Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier. ] To make solid or compact. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The doctrine that refers all diseases to morbid changes of the solid parts of the body. It rests on the view that the solids alone are endowed with vital properties, and can receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An advocate of, or believer in, solidism. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. soliditas: cf. F. solidité. ] 1. The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which hinders the approach of two bodies when they are moving one toward another, I call solidity. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth; certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or opinions. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness; strength; soundness; validity; certainty. [ 1913 Webster ]