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The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: melting point
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temperature
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
冰點 /冰点
(bīngdiǎn)
— temperature
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Chinese Mandarin:
凝固點 /凝固点
(nínggùdiǎn)
— temperature
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Czech:
bod mrazu
— temperature
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Danish:
frysepunkt
— temperature
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Dutch:
vriespunt
— temperature
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Esperanto:
frostopunkto
— temperature
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Finnish:
jähmettymispiste
— temperature
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Finnish:
jäätymispiste
— temperature
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French:
point de congélation
— temperature
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Georgian:
გაყინვის ტემპერატურა
(gaq̇invis ṭemṗeraṭura)
— temperature
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Georgian:
გამყარების ტემპერატურა
(gamq̇arebis ṭemṗeraṭura)
— temperature
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German:
Gefrierpunkt
— temperature
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Hawaiian:
kēkelē paʻahau
— temperature
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Hindi:
हिमांक
(himāṅk)
— temperature
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Hungarian:
fagyáspont
— temperature
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Hungarian:
fagypont
— temperature
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Indonesian:
titik beku
— temperature
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Japanese:
凝固点
(gyōkoten)
— temperature
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Kannada:
ಹೆಪ್ಪುವ ಮಟ್ಟ
(heppuva maṭṭa)
— temperature
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Kannada:
ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗಟ್ಟುವ ಮಟ್ಟ
(heppugaṭṭuva maṭṭa)
— temperature
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Korean:
어는점
(eoneunjeom)
— temperature
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Korean:
빙점
(bingjeom)
— temperature
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Korean:
응고점
(eunggojeom)
— temperature
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Malay:
takat beku
— temperature
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Māori:
pae whakatoka
— temperature
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Norwegian Bokmål:
frysepunkt
— temperature
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
frysepunkt
— temperature
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Plautdietsch:
Iesspunkt
— temperature
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Polish:
temperatura krzepnięcia
— temperature
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Portuguese:
ponto de congelamento/solidificação
— temperature
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Russian:
температу́ра замерза́ния
(temperatúra zamerzánija)
— temperature
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Russian:
то́чка замерза́ния
(tóčka zamerzánija)
— temperature
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Sindhi:
ڄمڻ پد
(j̄mṇ pd)
— temperature
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Southern Altai:
тоҥор кеми
(toŋor kemi)
— temperature
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Southern Altai:
тоҥотоныныҥ кеми
(toŋotonïnïŋ kemi)
— temperature
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Spanish:
punto de congelación
— temperature
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Swedish:
fryspunkt
— temperature
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Thai:
จุดเยือกแข็ง
(jùt-yʉ̂ʉak-kɛ̌ng)
— temperature
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Turkish:
donma noktası
— temperature
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Welsh:
rhewbwynt
— temperature