Guenter: My knowledge of German is minimal; my attempt at translation of Aggregatszustand is "aggregation state" Depending on context here are some options. The first two are probably what you want. Physical state or state of matter phase, particularly if referring to a phase diagram condensed phase (liquids and solids) in thermodynamics, state implies a certain pressure and temperature, as well as phase (standard state, equation of state) Hope this helps. Guenter Grossmann <[log in to unmask]> on 02/24/99 07:49:45 AM Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Guenter Grossmann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: Marianne Romansky/Inc/Celestica) Subject: [TN] English expression Hi all Could someone give me the English expression to describe in what state ( solid, liquid, gas ) a substance is. In German we call it Aggregatszustand ( just a hint for those with German background ). Thanks a lot. Best regards Guenter ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################