“聚集状态”常见的英文表达是 “state of aggregation” 或 “aggregate state” 。
“state of aggregation” 更侧重于描述物质处于何种聚集形态这一状态本身；“aggregate state” 同样表达物质聚集起来所呈现的状态。例如：Water has three common states of aggregation: solid, liquid, and gas.（水有三种常见的聚集状态：固态、液态和气态。 ）