changes of state
Melting, freezing, evaporating
Changes of state are transformations between the physical forms of matter—solid, liquid, and gas.
Water freezing into ice, ice melting into water, water boiling into steam.
The term also applies to any fundamental shift in condition or status: The treaty marked a change of state in diplomatic relations.
In computing, a change of state occurs when a system variable takes on a new value.
Solid-to-liquid transition
- freezingExtremely cold
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- vaporizationConversion to gas
sublimation · deposition · solidification · liquefaction · evaporation · crystallization · solid · liquid
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- frogTailless leaping amphibian
pupa · larva · molt · molting · cocoon · emergence · life cycle · nymph
Change from one state
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
- shiftMovement or work period
- modificationAct of altering something
mutation · adaptation · evolution · development · progression · restructuring · reformation · revolution
melting
Solid-to-liquid transition
- freezingExtremely cold
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
vaporization · sublimation · deposition · solidification · liquefaction · evaporation · crystallization · solid · liquid · gas
chrysalis
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
frog · pupa · larva · molt · molting · cocoon · emergence · life cycle · nymph · imago
transition
Change from one state
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
- shiftMovement or work period
modification · mutation · adaptation · evolution · development · progression · restructuring · reformation · revolution · overhaul
changes of stateequilibrium
State of balance
steady state · stasis · stability · thermal equilibrium · permanence
changes of statechemical reactions
Processes changing substance composition
chemical changes · nuclear reactions · combustion · oxidation · decomposition
changes of statepermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
constancy · stability · invariance · immutability · fixedness
change, changes, changed, changing, changeable, unchangeable, changeability, unchanged, changer