triple point
Meaning
- The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.
- A point where the incident shock wave, the reflected shock wave, the Mach stem, and one slipstream meet.
- A point where a curve or surface intersects itself along three arcs.
- The intersection of an occluded front, cold front, and warm front.
- The point where two boundaries, such as a dry line, outflow boundary, or cold front, intersect.
- A point where three plates intersect.
Synonyms
triple junction
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