transition point

English

Noun

transition point (plural transition points)

  1. (fluid dynamics) The point in space at which fluid flow around an object changes from laminar to turbulent.
  2. The temperature at which a substance changes from one state of matter to another, or from one solid phase to another.
  3. Any similar point at which a characteristic of a system changes abruptly.

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