phase transition
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phase transition
n.
A change in a feature of a physical system, often involving the absorption or emission of energy from the system, resulting in a transition of that system to another state. The melting of ice is a phase transition of water from a solid phase to a liquid phase, requiring energy in the form of heat.
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Noun | 1. | phase transition - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition liquefaction - the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
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