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melting point

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.

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: m.p.

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The point at which things go wrong or become dangerous; a crisis or meltdown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freezing point

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: кайылар кеми (kayïlar kemi) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Southern Altai: эриир кеми (eriir kemi) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Southern Altai: эрӱ кеми (erü kemi) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Armenian: հալման ջերմաստիճան (halman ǰermastičan) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Azerbaijani: ərimə nöqtəsi — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Belarusian: тэмпература плаўлення (tempjeratura plawljennja) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熔點 /熔点 (róngdiǎn) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Czech: bod tání — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Czech: teplota tání — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Danish: smeltepunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Dutch: smeltpunt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Esperanto: fandopunkto — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Esperanto: fluidiĝotemperaturo — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Estonian: sulamispunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Estonian: sulamistemperatuur — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Finnish: sulamispiste — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • French: point de fusion — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Galician: punto de fusión — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Georgian: დნობის ტემპერატურა (dnobis ṭemṗeraṭura) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • German: Schmelzpunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Hawaiian: kēkelē heheʻe — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Hebrew: נקדת התכה (nekudat hatakha) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Hindi: गलनांक (galnāṅk) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Hungarian: olvadáspont — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Icelandic: bræðslumark — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Italian: punto di fusione — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Japanese: 融点 (yūten) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Kannada: ಕರಗುವ ಮಟ್ಟ (karaguva maṭṭa) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Kannada: ದ್ರವಾಂಕ (dravāṅka) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Kannada: ದ್ರವೀಭವನ ಬಿಂದು (dravībhavana bindu) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Kazakh: eру нүктесі (eru nüktesı) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Korean: 녹는점 (nongneunjeom) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Korean: 융점 (yungjeom) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Northern Kurdish: xala helînê — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Kyrgyz: эрүү чекити (erüü cekiti) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Macedonian: точка на топење (točka na topenje) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Malay: takat lebur — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Malayalam: ദ്രവണാങ്കം (dravaṇāṅkaṁ) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Māori: pae rewa — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Māori: pūwāhi rewa — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smeltepunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smeltepunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Persian: نقطهی ذوب (noqte-ye zob) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Polish: temperatura topnienia — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Portuguese: ponto de fusão — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Romanian: punct de topire — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Russian: температу́ра плавле́ния (temperatúra plavlénija) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Slovak: teplota topenia — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Spanish: punto de fusión — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Swedish: smältpunkt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Tagalog: tungos ng pagkatunaw — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Telugu: ద్రవీభవనస్థానము (dravībhavanasthānamu) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Thai: จุดหลอมเหลว — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Turkish: erime noktası — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Ukrainian: температура плавлення (temperatura plavlennja) — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Vietnamese: điểm nóng chảy — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Vietnamese: nhiệt độ hóa lỏng — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Vietnamese: nhiệt độ nóng chảy — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Welsh: ymdoddbwynt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • Welsh: toddbwynt — temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium