tipping point

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No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

First use of the term appears c. 1959 in the New York Times.

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: повратна точка (povratna točka) — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Chinese Mandarin: 引爆點 /引爆点 (yǐnbàodiǎn) — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Chinese Mandarin: 臨界點 /临界点 (línjièdiǎn) — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Finnish: keikahduspiste — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• French: point de bascule — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• French: point critique — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• German: Kipppunkt — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• German: Wendepunkt — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Icelandic: hvarfpunktur — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Polish: punkt zwrotny — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Portuguese: ponto de inflexão — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Romanian: punct critic — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Spanish: punto de inflexión — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• Spanish: momento crítico — the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible
• German: Klimakipppunkt — irreversible change in the climate system
• Polish: punkt krytyczny — irreversible change in the climate system