phase transition

English

Noun

phase transition (plural phase transitions)

  1. (physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • first-order phase transition
  • magnetic phase transition
  • second-order phase transition
  • structural phase transition

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See also

Phase transitions of matter (layout · text)
to
from
 solid liquid gas plasma
solid
melting sublimation
liquid freezing
vaporisation,
evaporation
gas deposition condensation
ionisation
plasma recombination
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