Transition point

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.noun(fluid dynamics) The point in space at which fluid flow around an object changes from laminar to turbulent.

2.nounThe temperature at which a substance changes from one state of matter to another, or from one solid phase to another.

3.nounAny similar point at which a characteristic of a system changes abruptly.

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