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triple point
noun
, Physics.
- the particular temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a given substance are all at equilibrium with one another.
triple point
noun
- chem the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of a substance are in equilibrium. The triple point of water, 273.16 K at a pressure of 611.2 Pa, is the basis of the definition of the kelvin
triple point
- The temperature and pressure at which a substance can exist in equilibrium in the liquid, solid, and gaseous states. The triple point of pure water is at 0.01°C (273.16K, 32.01°F) and 4.58 mm (611.2Pa) of mercury and is used to calibrate thermometers.
- Compare critical point
triple point
- In physics , the temperature at which all three phases of matter ( solid , liquid , and gas ) for a given substance can coexist.
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Notes
The triple point for water is a little above the freezing point , and is used to define temperature scales .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triple point1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
The limiting temperature for these two cases, at which the division into three phases may occur, is called the triple point.
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It is possible, too, that long before the triple point is reached the whole liquid will have evaporated.
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Its shape is so regularly three-cornered, that Triangle or Triple-point (Trinacria) was one of its ancient names.
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We shall, in the first place, consider only the triple point S-L-V.
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As to the general arrangement of the three univariant curves around the triple point, the following rules may be given.
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