phase diagram
English
A phase diagram demonstrating the different phases in which water may exist depending on temperature and pressure.
Noun
phase diagram (plural phase diagrams)
- (physics, chemistry) A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas.
- a similar diagram for a binary mixture of substances, with axes representing composition and temperature.
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Translations
graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas
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similar diagram for a binary mixture of substances, with axes representing composition and temperature
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Further reading
phase diagram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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