critical pressure

critical pressure

noun Physics.
the pressure of a pure element or compound at a critical point.


Origin:
1875–80
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critical pressure
 
n
the pressure of a gas or the saturated vapour pressure of a substance in its critical state

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critical pressure  
The pressure of a substance at its critical point.
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