ponto crítico

Portuguese

ponto crítico

Etymology

Literally, “critical point”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.tu ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.tu ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.to ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.tu ˈkɾi.ti.ku/

Noun

ponto crítico m (plural pontos críticos)

1. (thermodynamics) critical point (temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal)
2. (mathematics) critical point (point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined)