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

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

Superconductivity depends on two factors: the critical transition temperature and the critical magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

“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

In particular, it seems that both the magnetic transition temperature and the nature of the magnetic ordering between planes could vary, and that an applied magnetic field might be used to switch this ordering.

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