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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| triple point |
| In physics, the temperature at which all three phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) for a given substance can coexist. | 1 |
| ‡ The triple point for water is a little above the freezing point, and is used to define temperature scales. | 2 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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