phase diagram

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.

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Etymology

Origin of phase diagram

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Under mid-infrared illumination, this material transforms into a state of permanently ordered electrical dipoles, which is absent in its equilibrium phase diagram.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

For example, for water, a phase diagram might describe the temperature and pressure conditions in which liquid water will freeze or boil, which are 'muscle'-like material properties.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The work points at a new view of computation that does not involve designing circuits, but rather designing what physicists call a phase diagram.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

On the phase diagram, label the graphite phase.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

These are described as a line on a phase diagram.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015