critical volume

American  

[krit-i-kuhl vol-yoom, ‐yuhm] / ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl ˈvɒl yum, ‐yəm /

noun

Physics.

1. 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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critical volume British  

noun

1. the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state

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Etymology

Origin of critical volume

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

After the expanding universe reaches a critical volume, these quantum objects begin to interact with each other in new ways.

From Scientific American • Oct. 28, 2021

Peter Marks, boss of the privately owned Brook Leisure, points to the enormous fixed costs involved in running clubs – all of it predicated on getting a critical volume of people on the dance floor.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010

Pubs can quite nicely tick over on quieter nights, but clubs absolutely have to get to that critical volume.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010

Eliot, as his critical volume, Poetry and the Age, attests.

From Time Magazine Archive

His critical volume on the Victorian poets is notable for dispassionate, conscientious, and skillful and sympathetic criticism.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch