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freezing point

noun
🔊/ˈfriːzɪŋ pɔɪnt/
🔊/ˈfriːzɪŋ pɔɪnt/
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  1. (also freezing)
     [uncountable] 0° Celsius, the temperature at which water freezes冰点
    • Tonight temperatures will fall well below freezing (point).今夜温度将远降至冰点以下。
    • The temperature dropped below freezing point this afternoon.今天下午温度降到了零度以下。
    • the changes that take place at freezing point在冰点时所发生的变化
    Extra Examples
    • Temperatures were around freezing.温度在零度左右。
    • In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing.在南极，温度很少升到零度以上。
  2. [countable, usually singular] the temperature at which a particular liquid freezes冻结点；凝固点
    • the freezing point of polar seawater极地海水的冻结点
    Topics Physics and chemistryb2