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Definition of Change of state
1. Noun. The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics.
Specialized synonyms: Aeration, Passage, Transition, Meddling, Tampering, Transfer, Transference, Conclusion, Ending, Termination, Nullification, Override, Reversal, Beginning, Commencement, Start, Arousal, Rousing, Cookery, Cooking, Preparation, Seasoning, Infusion, Improvement, Beautification, Decoration, Worsening, Debasement, Degradation, Change Of Color, Dirtying, Soiling, Soilure, Wetting, Chew, Chewing, Manduction, Mastication, Defoliation, Specialisation, Specialization, Spiritualisation, Spiritualization
Definition of Change of state
1. Noun. Any change of a substance from one physical state (solid, liquid or gas) to another ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Change Of State
Literary usage of Change of state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Physics: Heat by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1906)
"Change of State.—We are accustomed to find each substance occurring most commonly
in one particular state of matter. Iron, for ex. ample, is usually solid, ..."
2. The Theory of Heat by Thomas Preston (1904)
"SECTION V change of state 350. The Fundamental Equations. — The general phenomena
attending the change of state of matter have been described in Chapter V., ..."
3. An Introduction to the Chemistry of Plant Products by Paul Haas, Thomas George Hill (1917)
"C. Change of State of Colloids or Gel Formation. ... The various types of reversible
or irreversible change of state which colloidal solutions may undergo ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1857)
"... but a measure of the change of state of combining bodies. For, the phenomena
of heat being produced by a dual force acting equally iu opposite ..."
5. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"HEAT LAWS Latent Heat and Change of State: Changes of state are governed by the
... It will be noted from these laws that when change of state takes place, ..."
6. Constitutional Law in the United States by Emlin McClain (1904)
"Change of State Boundaries. After the admission of a state with specified
boundaries, such, boundaries cannot be changed by action of the state alone, ..."
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