Phrase guide

boiling point

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, physical, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being heated, with high aggression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excitability, excitableness, volatility

4

noun

Meaning 4

the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they brought the water to a boil

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: եռման կետ (eṙman ket) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Armenian: եռման ջերմաստիճան (eṙman ǰermastičan) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Catalan: punt d’ebullició — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沸點 /沸点 (fèidiǎn) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Czech: bod varu — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Danish: kogepunkt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Dutch: kookpunt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Esperanto: bolpunkto — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Finnish: kiehumispiste — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • French: point d'ébullition — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Galician: punto de ebulición — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Georgian: დუღილის წერტილი (duɣilis c̣erṭili) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Georgian: დუღილის ტემპერატურა (duɣilis ṭemṗeraṭura) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • German: Siedepunkt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Greek: σημείο βρασμού (simeío vrasmoú) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Hawaiian: kēkelē paila — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Hungarian: forráspont — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Icelandic: suðumark — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Indonesian: titik didih — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Italian: punto di ebollizione — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Japanese: 沸点 (futten) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kannada: ಕುದಿ ಬಿಂದು (kudi bindu) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kannada: ಕುದಿಯುವ ಮಟ್ಟ (kudiyuva maṭṭa) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kannada: ಕುದಿಮಟ್ಟ (kudimaṭṭa) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kannada: ಕುದಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಶಾಖ (kudige baruva śākha) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kannada: ಕುದಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಉಷ್ಣಾಂಶ (kudige baruva uṣṇāṃśa) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kazakh: қайнау температурасы (qainau temperaturasy) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Korean: 끓는점 (kkeulleunjeom) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Korean: 비점 (bijeom) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Northern Kurdish: xala kelînê — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Kyrgyz: кайноо чекити (kaynoo cekiti) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Macedonian: точка на вриење (točka na vrienje) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Māori: pae koropupū — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Māori: paemahana koropupū — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokepunkt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kokepunkt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Pannonian Rusyn: точка вреня (točka vrenja) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Polish: temperatura wrzenia — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Portuguese: ponto de ebulição — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Romanian: punct de fierbere — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Russian: температу́ра кипе́ния (temperatúra kipénija) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Russian: точка кипения (točka kipenija) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Southern Altai: кайнап чыгар кеми (kaynap čïgar kemi) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Southern Altai: кайнатканыныҥ кеми (kaynatkanïnïŋ kemi) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Spanish: punto de ebullición — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Swahili: kiwango cha mchemko — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Swedish: kokpunkt — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Tagalog: tungos ng pagkulo — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Tamil: கொதிநிலை (kotinilai) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Thai: จุดเดือด (jùt-dʉ̀ʉat) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Turkish: kaynama noktası — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Ukrainian: температу́ра кипі́ння (temperatúra kypínnja) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Ukrainian: то́чка кипі́ння (tóčka kypínnja) — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Vietnamese: điểm bay hơi — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Vietnamese: điểm sôi — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Vietnamese: nhiệt độ bay hơi — temperature at which a liquid boils
  • Welsh: berwbwynt — temperature at which a liquid boils