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phase diagram

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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.


Etymology

Origin of phase diagram

First recorded in 1910–15

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"Just as temperature and density define the phase diagram of matter, acceleration may open a new axis of that diagram," stated Professor Huang.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

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

Figure 13.29 shows the phase diagram for water.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

This is known as the triple point and is described by a single point on a phase diagram.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

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