Definitions for triple point
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tri′ple point′(n.)
the particular temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a given substance are all at equilibrium with one another.
Category: Physics
Origin of triple point:
1870–75
Wiktionary
triple point(Noun)
The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.
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