freezing point
the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
Origin of freezing point
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How to use freezing point in a sentence
That it is a sub-tropical summer resort with weather rarely nearing the freezing point is the most obvious.
One day in April the thermometer suddenly rose to eighteen above the freezing-point of Fahrenheit.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneWhen they start downward they have, as observations show, a temperature not much above the freezing point of salt water.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerOn the 10th, the mercury was fourteen degrees below the freezing-point in London.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanI have often seen the temperature in the Siberian steppes fall to more than forty degrees below freezing point!
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
It is necessary only that the temperature should be kept constantly and safely above the freezing point.
Dwarf Fruit Trees | F. A. Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for freezing point
the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid. It is equal to the melting point
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Scientific definitions for freezing point
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The temperature at which a liquid, releasing sufficient heat, becomes a solid. For a given substance, the freezing point of its liquid form is the same as the melting point of its solid form, and depends on such factors as the purity of the substance and the surrounding pressure. The freezing point of water at a pressure of one atmosphere is 0°C (32°F); that of liquid nitrogen is -209.89°C (-345.8°F). See also state of matter.
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Cultural definitions for freezing point
The temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid; the same temperature as the melting point. (See phases of matter.)
Notes for freezing point
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