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| the meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum |
| the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body |
| critical state | |
| —n | |
| Also called: critical point the state of a substance in which two of its phases have the same temperature, pressure, and volume | |
| critical state
The state of matter of a substance at its critical point. |