solid-state

[sol-id-steyt]

adjective

Electronics.

1. designating or pertaining to electronic devices, as transistors or crystals, that can control current without the use of moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps.

solid-state

noun

1. (modifier) (of an electronic device) activated by a semiconductor component in which current flow is through solid material rather than in a vacuum

2. (modifier) of, concerned with, characteristic of, or consisting of solid matter

Word History and Origins

Origin of solid-state¹

First recorded in 1965–70