critical pressure

noun Physics.

the pressure of a pure element or compound at a critical point.
Compare critical constant.

Origin of critical pressure

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby critical pressure

critical mass, critical organ, critical path analysis, critical period, critical point, critical pressure, critical ratio, critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking

British Dictionary definitions for critical pressure

critical pressure

noun

the pressure of a gas or the saturated vapour pressure of a substance in its critical state

Scientific definitions for critical pressure

critical pressure

The pressure of a substance at its critical point.