1. substances that are not fluids; materials that do not flow like liquids or gases
Usage: technical; plural form

Examples

• The engineer separated the nonfluids from the liquid mixture.
• Nonfluids like rocks and metals have fixed shapes.
• The laboratory tested both fluids and nonfluids for contamination.
• Processing nonfluids requires different equipment than handling liquids.
• The study compared the thermal properties of fluids and nonfluids.
• Nonfluids maintain their structure under normal pressure conditions.