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Triple point

noun
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.
2.nounA point where the incident shock wave, the reflected shock wave, the Mach stem, and one slipstream meet.
3.nounA point where a curve or surface intersects itself along three arcs.
4.nounThe intersection of an occluded front, cold front, and warm front.
5.nounThe point where two boundaries, such as a dry line, outflow boundary, or cold front, intersect.
6.noun(plate tectonics) A point where three plates intersect.

Synonyms

critical pointlambda pointmelting pointmeltingpointeutectic pointphase diagramfreezing pointtriplettriploncritical temperaturetriplet oxygenphase transition
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