Phrase guide

freezing point

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: melting point

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰點 /冰点 (bīngdiǎn) — temperature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凝固點 /凝固点 (nínggùdiǎn) — temperature
  • Czech: bod mrazu — temperature
  • Danish: frysepunkt — temperature
  • Dutch: vriespunt — temperature
  • Esperanto: frostopunkto — temperature
  • Finnish: jähmettymispiste — temperature
  • Finnish: jäätymispiste — temperature
  • French: point de congélation — temperature
  • Georgian: გაყინვის ტემპერატურა (gaq̇invis ṭemṗeraṭura) — temperature
  • Georgian: გამყარების ტემპერატურა (gamq̇arebis ṭemṗeraṭura) — temperature
  • German: Gefrierpunkt — temperature
  • Hawaiian: kēkelē paʻahau — temperature
  • Hindi: हिमांक (himāṅk) — temperature
  • Hungarian: fagyáspont — temperature
  • Hungarian: fagypont — temperature
  • Indonesian: titik beku — temperature
  • Japanese: 凝固点 (gyōkoten) — temperature
  • Kannada: ಹೆಪ್ಪುವ ಮಟ್ಟ (heppuva maṭṭa) — temperature
  • Kannada: ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗಟ್ಟುವ ಮಟ್ಟ (heppugaṭṭuva maṭṭa) — temperature
  • Korean: 어는점 (eoneunjeom) — temperature
  • Korean: 빙점 (bingjeom) — temperature
  • Korean: 응고점 (eunggojeom) — temperature
  • Malay: takat beku — temperature
  • Māori: pae whakatoka — temperature
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frysepunkt — temperature
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frysepunkt — temperature
  • Plautdietsch: Iesspunkt — temperature
  • Polish: temperatura krzepnięcia — temperature
  • Portuguese: ponto de congelamento/solidificação — temperature
  • Russian: температу́ра замерза́ния (temperatúra zamerzánija) — temperature
  • Russian: то́чка замерза́ния (tóčka zamerzánija) — temperature
  • Sindhi: ڄمڻ پد (j̄mṇ pd) — temperature
  • Southern Altai: тоҥор кеми (toŋor kemi) — temperature
  • Southern Altai: тоҥотоныныҥ кеми (toŋotonïnïŋ kemi) — temperature
  • Spanish: punto de congelación — temperature
  • Swedish: fryspunkt — temperature
  • Thai: จุดเยือกแข็ง (jùt-yʉ̂ʉak-kɛ̌ng) — temperature
  • Turkish: donma noktası — temperature
  • Welsh: rhewbwynt — temperature