critical point
23 synonyms found
- cardinal point
- chief thing
- convergence of events
- cornerstone
- crisis
- critical juncture
- crossroads
- crucial period
- emergency
- essential matter
- great point
- high point
- important thing
- landmark
- main thing
- material point
- milestone
- real issue
- salient point
- sine qua non
- substantive point
- the point
- turning point
Definition
(n) :
the temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid; a maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined