TRIPLE POINT


Meaning of TRIPLE POINT in English

noun

1. : a point of a plane curve such that every straight line through the point meets the curve in three coincident points there

2. : a point on a phase diagram representing a set of conditions under which the gaseous, liquid, and solid phases of a substance (as water) can exist in equilibrium — compare ice point

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