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phase transition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
phase -tran-si-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

phase transitions (plural)

Phrases

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

Synonyms

phase change state change physical change

Questions

What does phase transition mean?
The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

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