phase transition

noun

The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

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phase changestate changephysical change
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Meanings

nounphase transition (plural phase transitions)

plural phase transitions

  1. natural sciencesThe transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Similar
phase changestate changephysical change
Broader
natural processnatural actionaction
Also see
physical change

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan transició de fase
  • transició de fasechange in physical system
Chinese Mandarin 相變 /相变
  • 相變 /相变 (xiàngbiàn)change in physical system
Czech fázový přechod
  • fázový přechodchange in physical system
Dutch faseovergang
  • faseovergangchange in physical system
Finnish faasimuutos, faasitransitio
  • faasimuutoschange in physical system
  • faasitransitiochange in physical system
French transition de phase
  • transition de phasechange in physical system
German Phasenübergang
  • Phasenübergangchange in physical system
Hindi प्रावस्था संक्रमण
  • प्रावस्था संक्रमण (prāvasthā saṅkramaṇ)change in physical system
Hungarian fázisátalakulás
  • fázisátalakuláschange in physical system
Italian transizione di fase
  • transizione di fasechange in physical system
Japanese 相転移
  • 相転移 (sōten'i)change in physical system
Lithuanian būsenos kitimas
  • būsenos kitimaschange in physical system
Polish przemiana fazowa
  • przemiana fazowachange in physical system
Portuguese transição de fase
  • transição de fasechange in physical system
Romanian tranziție de fază
  • tranziție de fazăchange in physical system
Russian фа́зовый перехо́д
  • фа́зовый перехо́д (fázovyj perexód)change in physical system
Slovak fázová premena
  • fázová premenachange in physical system
Spanish transición de fase
  • transición de fasechange in physical system
Swedish fasövergång
  • fasövergångchange in physical system
Turkish hâl değişimi
  • hâl değişimichange in physical system
Ukrainian фазовий перехід
  • фазовий перехід (fazovyj perexid)change in physical system
Welsh trawsnewidiad gwedd
  • trawsnewidiad gweddchange in physical system
Cite this entry
APA

phase transition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phase%20transition

MLA

“phase transition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phase%20transition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phase transition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phase%20transition.

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