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critical volume

[ krit-i-kuhl vol-yoom, ‐yuhm ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. the volume occupied by a certain mass, usually one gram molecule of a liquid or gaseous substance at its critical point:

    The numerical value of the critical volume depends upon the amount of gas under experiment.



critical volume

noun

  1. the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of critical volume1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

The limiting value, to which vl and vv converge at Tc, is called the critical volume, and we shall represent it by vc.

We know only one exception to this rule, and that is the volume of water Critical volume.

She is the author of a critical volume on John Masefield,to be published this season.

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