liquid, gas, and plasma phases must be contained to remain in the same shape. Solid retains it's shape without containment.
a solid
No, a phase is a physical characteristic. The substance may or may not have definite shape and volume.
Of the three classic phases or states (solid, liquid, gas), gases do not have a defined shape or volume, which is determined by the shape and volume of their containers. A sample will have a defined mass, and the volume into which that mass is confined determines the pressure of the gas.
The state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape is called a liquid.
A liquid has a definite size but no definite shape. In contrast, a solid has definite size and shape, and a gas has no definite size or shape.
Solid.
Solids are the only phase of matter which have a fixed shape and volume.
A state of matter having definite volume but no definite shape is called, "liquid".
a liquid
liquid
a solid.
a solid
the solid phase
gaseous phase
gas
a solide has a shape of its shape and volume
a solide has a shape of its shape and volume