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critical volume
[ krit-i-kuhl vol-yoom, ‐yuhm ]
/ ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl ˈvɒl yum, ‐yəm /
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noun Physics.
the volume occupied by a certain mass, usually one gram molecule of a liquid or gaseous substance at its critical point: The numerical value of the critical volume depends upon the amount of gas under experiment.
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Origin of critical volume
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby critical volume
critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking, critical value, critical volume, criticaster, criticism, criticize, critique, Critique of Pure Reason
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How to use critical volume in a sentence
The limiting value, to which vl and vv converge at Tc, is called the critical volume, and we shall represent it by vc.
We know only one exception to this rule, and that is the volume of water Critical volume.
She is the author of a critical volume on John Masefield,to be published this season.
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British Dictionary definitions for critical volume
critical volume
noun
the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
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