στερεός — meaning in English

English meaning

• fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
• firm noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.
• solid adjective Firm and stable in structure; not liquid or gas.

Senses

στερεός is used for these senses in English:

• fast (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
• firm Durable, rigid (material state).
• solid (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

fast — full definition

1. adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
2. adj Fixed firmly in place; not easily moved.
3. adv Quickly, or with great speed.
4. verb To go without food, often for religious, health, or medical reasons.
5. noun A period of abstaining from food.

firm — full definition

1. noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.
2. adj Solid and steady; not easily moved, shaken, or changed.
3. adj Hard or resistant to pressure, describing texture.
4. verb To make something solid, stable, or resistant to pressure.

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