English noun: state change | |||
1. | state change (process) a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | ||
Synonyms | phase change, phase transition, physical change | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | evaporation, freeze, freezing, liquefaction, melt, melting, thaw, thawing, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour | ||