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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"Great things to come but we're at that transition point now," she said.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024
Puff jams tend to "melt" at the critical transition point from laminar to turbulent flow, giving way to the special statistical behavior of the directed percolation transition.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
A substantial sculptural element can perform a variety of garden-design jobs, he added, strengthening the structure of the landscape by “calling attention to its junctures — the entry, or the transition point, or the destination.”
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
I also wonder if part of it might be related to this whole idea of late-night itself being at a transition point, possibly even on the verge of death.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
We are just now at the transition point between the old and the new conception of divine Power.
From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring
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