transition temperature

American  

noun

1. Physics. a temperature at which a substance undergoes some abrupt change in its properties, as when it passes from the normal to the superconducting state.

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transition temperature British  

noun

1. the temperature at which a sudden change of physical properties occurs, such as a change of phase or crystalline structure, or at which a substance becomes superconducting

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Example Sentences

The transition temperature marks the point where a material can carry electricity with zero resistance.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Their temperature must be higher than the ambient temperature, and the faster the cooling takes place, the higher the glass transition temperature.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

“It does show the pressure dependence of the transition temperature, which goes very well with what we reported in our Nature paper in March.”

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

The energy gap in the telluride compound disappears when the temperature is raised above the magnetic transition temperature.

From Nature • Dec. 17, 2019

Using known theories," he says, "you don't expect the transition temperature to go up rapidly under pressure, but it shot up like a rocket.

From Time Magazine Archive