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transition point

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noun

  1. the point at which a transition of physical properties takes place, such as the point at which laminar flow changes to turbulent flow

  2. See transition temperature

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“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

"When the product reaches what we call the glass transition point, the ice crystals within the candy shift from ice to vapour at the speed of sound," Ms Goldfarb adds.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

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

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

Necker marks a transition point between two periods, and had two quite distinct phases.

From The Women of the French Salons by Mason, Amelia Ruth Gere

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