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

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phase diagram

The team also mapped out how these exotic states form, revealing a precise structure in the system's topological phase diagram.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Despite their potential, however, the magnetic phase diagram of these materials remains largely unexplored.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 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

All three curves on the phase diagram meet at a single point, the triple point, where all three phases exist in equilibrium.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The existence of the three phases with respect to pressure and temperature can be described in a phase diagram.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015