the point on a phase diagram that represents the critical state of a substance
b. another name for critical state
2. mathematics the US name for stationary point
critical point in American English
the physical condition, specified by pressure or density, at which a substance at its critical temperature can exist as a liquid and vapor in equilibrium
Examples of 'critical point' in a sentence
critical point
In most animals, alien or earth-type, the critical point in development is not the fertilization of the egg, but rather gastrulation.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
For reasons not clear to him, his hate had abated below the critical point.