A transition induced by a change of pressure. Example: The room-temperature transition of
CdS with a wurtzite-type structure, at 1.74 GPa, to
CdS with a
NaCl-type structure.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 589 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)