freezing point

noun

: the temperature at which a liquid solidifies

Examples of freezing point in a Sentence

The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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By concentrating salts, sugars and other secondary metabolites, these plants can lower the freezing point of the water inside their leaves. Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025 This line marks the distance from a star at which the temperature falls below water’s freezing point. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025 According to Popular Science, most retail salt solutions decrease that freezing temperature to around 15 degrees via a chemical phenomenon known as freezing point depression. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025 The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for freezing point 

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of freezing point was in 1747

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“Freezing point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freezing%20point. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

freezing point

noun
: the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid

Medical Definition

freezing point

noun
: the temperature at which a liquid solidifies
specifically : the temperature at which the liquid and solid states of the substance are in equilibrium at atmospheric pressure : melting point
the freezing point of water is 0° Celsius or 32° Fahrenheit

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