transition point
Britishnoun
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the point at which a transition of physical properties takes place, such as the point at which laminar flow changes to turbulent flow
Example Sentences
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“This transition point is an opportune time for me to pass the baton,” Field said in a call with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
However, building on their earlier work, the team showed that fluids move through a pipe in a non-equilibrium phase transition, known as directed percolation, at the transition point between laminar and turbulent flow.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
The first month of a new year is seen as a transition point and has been adopted as a time that marks a new beginning.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023
Amid this transition point of outgoing and incoming faces, the Kraken’s ability to absorb change without missing an on-ice beat could determine the third-year franchise’s fate.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
Above 39� C., however, the hexahydrate, with six molecules, is less soluble, and a rapid conversion of the hepta- into the hexahydrate occurs if the former is heated above the transition point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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