'Freezing point' definitions:
Definition of 'freezing point'
(from WordNet)
noun
The temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid [syn: freezing point, melting point]
Definition of 'Freezing point'
From: GCIDE
- Freezing \Freez"ing\, a. Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. -- {Frrez"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice.
- Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold.
- Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32[deg] Fahr., and at 0[deg] Centigrade. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'freezing point'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute zero,
- algidity,
- bitterness,
- bleakness,
- boiling point,
- briskness,
- chill,
- chilliness,
- cold,
- coldness,
- cool,
- coolness,
- coolth,
- crispness,
- cryogenics,
- cryology,
- decrease in temperature,
- dew point,
- freshness,
- frigidity,
- frostiness,
- gelidity,
- iciness,
- inclemency,
- intense cold,
- keenness,
- low temperature,
- melting point,
- nip,
- nippiness,
- rawness,
- recalescence point,
- rigor,
- severity,
- sharp air,
- sharpness,
- temperature,
- zero