transition point
Britishnoun
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the point at which a transition of physical properties takes place, such as the point at which laminar flow changes to turbulent flow
Example Sentences
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"We're at a transition point where climate change is shifting from being an abstract statistical future problem that you read about in reports, to a concrete present and disruptive feature of daily life," Burgess said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“This transition point is an opportune time for me to pass the baton,” Field said in a call with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
"Great things to come but we're at that transition point now," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
However, building on their earlier work, the team showed that fluids move through a pipe in a non-equilibrium phase transition, known as directed percolation, at the transition point between laminar and turbulent flow.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
The temperature 96° is therefore called the transition point of sulphur.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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