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PRONUNCIATION OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURE

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Critical temperature is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CRITICAL TEMPERATURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

critical temperature

Critical point (thermodynamics)

In physical chemistry, thermodynamics, chemistry and condensed matter physics, a critical point, also known as a critical state, occurs under conditions at which no phase boundaries exist. There are multiple types of critical points, including vapor–liquid critical points and liquid–liquid critical points.

Definition of critical temperature in the English dictionary

The definition of critical temperature in the dictionary is the temperature of a substance in its critical state. A gas can only be liquefied by pressure alone at temperatures below its critical temperature.

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Synonyms and antonyms of critical temperature in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «critical temperature» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURE

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Translator English - Chinese

临界温度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temperatura crítica
570 millions of speakers

English

critical temperature
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महत्वपूर्ण तापमान
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Translator English - Arabic

درجة الحرارة الحرجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

критическая температура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

temperatura crítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুতর তাপমাত্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

température critique
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Translator English - Malay

Suhu kritikal
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Translator English - German

kritische Temperatur
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Translator English - Japanese

臨界温度
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임계 온도
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Translator English - Javanese

Suhu kritis
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiệt độ tới hạn
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முக்கியமான வெப்பநிலை
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Translator English - Marathi

गंभीर तापमान
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Translator English - Turkish

Kritik sıcaklık
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Translator English - Italian

temperatura critica
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Translator English - Polish

temperatura krytyczna
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Translator English - Ukrainian

критична температура
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Translator English - Romanian

temperatura critică
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Translator English - Greek

κρίσιμη θερμοκρασία
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kritiese temperatuur
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Translator English - Swedish

kritisk temperatur
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Translator English - Norwegian

kritiske temperaturen
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Trends of use of critical temperature

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITICAL TEMPERATURE»

The term «critical temperature» is regularly used and occupies the 90.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITICAL TEMPERATURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about critical temperature

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRITICAL TEMPERATURE»

Discover the use of critical temperature in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to critical temperature and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advanced Biology
"5 a S • basal metabolic > rate upper critical temperature lower critical temperature 10 20 30 temperature/°C Figure 18.6 The effect of environmental temperature on the metabolic rate of a human. V" Acclimatisation to high altitudes , pages 174 ...
Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, 2000
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Biology: A Functional Approach
This is called the low critical temperature, the lowest temperature at which physical mechanisms alone can regulate the body temperature. As the outside temperature is further lowered the metabolic rate continues to increase, until eventually ...
M. B. V. Roberts, 1986
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Temperature and Toxicology: An Integrative, Comparative, and ...
The ambient temperature at which metabolic rate increases is termed the lower critical temperature. As ambient temperature decreases below the lower critical temperature, skin temperature falls passively but may increase with extreme cold  ...
Christopher J. Gordon, 2005
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Shelf Life Evaluation of Foods
Time-temperature indicators may be classified as either critical temperature indicators, partial history indicators, or full history indicators (Taoukis et al., 1 99 1 a; Singh et al., 1 984). 1.4.1 Critical temperature indicators Critical temperature ...
C.M.D. Man, Adrian A. Jones, 2000
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Bismuth-Based High-Temperature Superconductors
Critical Temperature The different superconducting phases in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system are forming according to the respective Bi : Sr : Ca : Cu stoichiometry and the annealing conditions (e.g., with respect to temperature, oxygen partial ...
Hiroshi Maeda, 1996
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Characterization of Porous Solids and Powders: Surface Area, ...
confined fluid is shifted to lower temperatures, i.e., in contrast to the predictions of the Kelvin equation pore condensation and hysteresis will vanish already at temperatures below Tc. The shift of the critical temperature can be rationalized by  ...
Seymour Lowell, 2004
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General Chemistry, Enhanced Edition
(C) Carbon dioxide at 31 C (the critical temperature); the liquid and vapor now have the same densities—in fact, the distinction between liquid and vapor has disappeared, resulting in what is called a supercritical fluid. 20°C A 30°C B 31° C C ...
Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon, 2010
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Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
Critical. pressure. This is the minimum pressure at critical temperature required to liquefy a gas. Critical. volume. This is the volume occupied by 1 mole of gas at critical temperature and critical pressure.
Tim Smith, Colin Pinnock, Ted Lin, 2009
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University Chemistry
This isotherm, as well as the isotherms lying above critical temperature, show no liquid vapor equilibrium. Isotherm at 48.TC : This isotherm is much higher than the critical temperature. This P-V curve is almost linear indicating absence of any  ...
C. Parameshwara Murthy, 2008
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The Science of Construction Materials
Above the critical temperature of approx. 31° C, CO2 is transformed into a homogeneous gaseous phase. Figure 1.28. Steam turbines in modern power plants are operated by water vapour at a pressure of 110- 115 bar and a temperature of ...
Per Freiesleben Hansen, Ole Mejlhede Jensen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRITICAL TEMPERATURE»

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Why does my phone get really hot and slow down in summer?
If a battery hits a critical temperature it experiences thermal runaway, which like a nuclear meltdown can be explosive as experienced within ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Magnetism measured for superconducting hydrogen sulfide
... where the material expels magnetic flux as it falls below its critical temperature – the point at which it becomes a superconductor. The team ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
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Andrews keeps data centre working when water pipe bursts
... kept the data centre of a major tele-communications company operating when a burst pipe threatened loss of critical temperature control. «Modern Building Services, Jul 15»
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Superconductivity record bolstered by magnetic data
As to why they measured a higher critical temperature than they did last year, the researchers point to possible tiny variations in the samples' ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Di Grassi hit by battery problems again in London
The earlier it reaches the critical temperature point, the slower the car goes. This is what made di Grassi pit earlier than planned and hampered ... «Motorsport.com, Jun 15»
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What is superconductivity, and when will we all get maglev trains …
... be actively kept in that state through the input of energy; we have to keep them below a certain critical temperature, and often supplement this ... «ExtremeTech, Jun 15»
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Cool, bright conditions are the ideal
Oilseed rape has disappointed over the last few years as the 'critical temperature before shutdown' of rape set at a very low level. In other ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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What the polarization of the cosmic microwave background is …
Each contains a tiny superconducting circuit cooled until it is right at the "edge" of the critical temperature that marks the transition between ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Silver hairs keep desert ants cool
... the ants must keep their bodies below a critical temperature of 53.6°C. Researchers report online today in Science that the ants do so with ... «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
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Drought Forces Water Cuts in California's Wine Country
... the Sacramento River and officials hope it will keep temperatures under 56 degrees, a critical temperature for the survival of juvenile salmon. «Courthouse News Service, Jun 15»

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