Critical point Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
    juncture; crossroads.
    • at that juncture he had no idea what to do
    • he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point

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Definitions
  1. (Physics), a certain temperature, different for different gases, but always the same for each gas, regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure can produce condensation to a liquid.

Webster 1913