transition point

Meaning

1. The point in space at which fluid flow around an object changes from laminar to turbulent.
2. The temperature at which a substance changes from one state of matter to another, or from one solid phase to another.
3. Any similar point at which a characteristic of a system changes abruptly.

Synonyms

point of transition

critical point

point

threshold

stagnation point

transformation point

no-slip point

crash point

breakthrough

arrest point