mesostate

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Synonyms: misstate, mesoscale, messmate, metastate, mesostable, ecostate, mesostyle, mis-state, mis state, resistate

Antonyms: misstate, mesoscale, messmate, metastate, mesostable, ecostate, mesostyle, mis-state, mis state, resistate

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics}} An [[intermediate]] physical state of matter between [[solid]] and [[liquid]], in which the molecules have more freedom of movement than when locked in a [[crystal]] [[lattice]], but less freedom of movement than when in the liquid state.
2. {{lb|en|thermodynamics}} A [[composite]] state of a physical system that is determined by the overall configuration of many [[microstate]]s; e.g. the [[heat]] of a substance (mesostate), which is made up of the aggregate of [[motion]]s of many [[molecule]]s (microstate).
3. {{lb|en|geography}} A description of an aspect of a geographical system at a level between complete detail (the [[microstate]]) and a simple summary statistic or percentage (the [[macrostate]]).
4. {{lb|en|biology|rare}} An intermediate [[metabolic]] [[product]] in the formation of [[anastate]]s or [[catastate]]s.

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