noun
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
• Syn: ↑phase transition, ↑state change, ↑physical change
• Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity
• Hyponyms:
↑freeze, ↑freezing, ↑liquefaction, ↑thaw, ↑melt, ↑thawing, ↑melting, ↑vaporization, ↑vaporisation, ↑vapor, ↑vapour, ↑evaporation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.