critical volume

noun Physics.

the volume occupied by a certain mass, usually one gram molecule of a liquid or gaseous substance at its critical point.

Words nearby critical volume

critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking, critical value, critical volume, criticality, criticaster, criticism, criticize, critique

Origin of critical volume

First recorded in 1875–80

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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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