triple point

triple point
triple point n the condition of temperature and pressure under which the gaseous, liquid, and solid phases of a substance (as water) can exist in equilibrium

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the temperature and pressure at which three different phases of a substance are in equilibrium. The triple point of water (ice, liquid, vapor) is 273.16°K.

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  • triple point — noun 1. : a point of a plane curve such that every straight line through the point meets the curve in three coincident points there 2. : a point on a phase diagram representing a set of conditions under which the gaseous, liquid, and solid phases …   Useful english dictionary

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