Critical point

Related Terms:

phase diagram curve liquid phase minimum vapour density critical opalescence zero juncture gas critical temperature superheated critical point function derivative time supercritical fluid tipping point decision equal temperature undefined pressure unicritical fluid point of inflection maximum

Definitions:

Noun

juncture critical point crossroads

Definition: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

Definition: The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.