critical temperature


noun Physics.

the temperature of a pure element or compound at a critical point.

Origin of critical temperature

First recorded in 1865–70

British Dictionary definitions for critical temperature

critical temperature

noun

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

Medical definitions for critical temperature

critical temperature

n.

The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied, regardless of the pressure applied.

Scientific definitions for critical temperature

critical temperature

The temperature of a substance at its critical point.
The temperature at which a material becomes a superconductor.
The temperature at which a property of a material, such as its magnetism, changes.