Akademik

change of state
noun
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
Hypernyms: ↑change
Hyponyms:
aeration, ↑passage, ↑transition, ↑meddling, ↑tampering, ↑transfer, ↑transference, ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion, ↑nullification, ↑override, ↑reversal, ↑beginning, ↑start, ↑commencement, ↑arousal, ↑rousing, ↑cooking, ↑cookery, ↑preparation, ↑seasoning, ↑infusion, ↑improvement, ↑beautification, ↑decoration, ↑worsening, ↑degradation, ↑debasement, ↑change of color, ↑soiling, ↑soilure, ↑dirtying, ↑wetting, ↑chew, ↑chewing, ↑mastication, ↑manduction, ↑defoliation, ↑specialization, ↑specialisation, ↑spiritualization, ↑spiritualisation

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change of state (physics)
Any change in the state of matter, eg from solid to liquid, liquid to gas, etc
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Main Entry:change

Useful english dictionary. 2012.