"phase transition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phase transitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: phase transition Categories (topical): Matter, Physics, Systems theory Hyponyms: boiling, condensation, deposition, freezing, melting, sublimation Derived forms: first-order phase transition, magnetic phase transition, second-order phase transition, structural phase transition Related terms: melting, sublimation, freezing, vaporisation, evaporation, deposition, condensation, ionisation, recombination Translations (change in physical system): transició de fase [feminine] (Catalan), faasimuutos (Finnish), faasitransitio (Finnish), transition de phase [feminine] (French), Phasenübergang [feminine] (German), fázisátalakulás (Hungarian), fazotransito (Ido), 相転移 (sōten'i) (Japanese), būsenos kitimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), przemiana fazowa [feminine] (Polish), transição de fase [feminine] (Portuguese), tranziție de fază [feminine] (Romanian), фа́зовый перехо́д (fázovyj perexód) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-phase_transition-en-noun-w5yvqDbZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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