Meanings
nounboiling point (countable and uncountable, plural boiling points)
plural boiling points
- countablephysicaluncountablechemistryThe temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
- countablefigurativelyidiomaticuncountableThe state of being heated, with high aggression.
Although the encounter was bathed in sunshine, the match failed to reach boiling point but that will be of little concern to Gerard Houllier's team, who took a huge step forward before they face crucial matches against their relegation rivals.
2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan punt d’ebullició
- punt d’ebulliciótemperature at which a liquid boils
Chinese Mandarin 沸點 /沸点
- 沸點 /沸点 (fèidiǎn)temperature at which a liquid boils
Czech bod varu
- bod varutemperature at which a liquid boils
Danish kogepunkt
- kogepunkttemperature at which a liquid boils
Dutch kookpunt
- kookpunttemperature at which a liquid boils
Esperanto bolpunkto
- bolpunktotemperature at which a liquid boils
Finnish kiehumispiste
- kiehumispistetemperature at which a liquid boils
French point d'ébullition
- point d'ébullitiontemperature at which a liquid boils
German Siedepunkt
- Siedepunkttemperature at which a liquid boils
Greek σημείο βρασμού
- σημείο βρασμού (simeío vrasmoú)temperature at which a liquid boils
Hawaiian kēkelē paila
- kēkelē pailatemperature at which a liquid boils
Hungarian forráspont
- forrásponttemperature at which a liquid boils
Icelandic suðumark
- suðumarktemperature at which a liquid boils
Indonesian titik didih
- titik didihtemperature at which a liquid boils
Italian punto di ebollizione
- punto di ebollizionetemperature at which a liquid boils
Japanese 沸点
- 沸点 (futten)temperature at which a liquid boils
Korean 끓는점, 비점
- 끓는점 (kkeulleunjeom)temperature at which a liquid boils
- 비점 (bijeom)temperature at which a liquid boils
Māori pae koropupū, paemahana koropupū
- pae koropupūtemperature at which a liquid boils
- paemahana koropupūtemperature at which a liquid boils
Norwegian Bokmål kokepunkt
- kokepunkttemperature at which a liquid boils
Polish temperatura wrzenia
- temperatura wrzeniatemperature at which a liquid boils
Portuguese ponto de ebulição
- ponto de ebuliçãotemperature at which a liquid boils
Romanian punct de fierbere
- punct de fierberetemperature at which a liquid boils
Russian температу́ра кипе́ния, точка кипения
- температу́ра кипе́ния (temperatúra kipénija)temperature at which a liquid boils
- точка кипения (točka kipenija)temperature at which a liquid boils
Spanish punto de ebullición
- punto de ebullicióntemperature at which a liquid boils
Swahili kiwango cha mchemko
- kiwango cha mchemkotemperature at which a liquid boils
Swedish kokpunkt
- kokpunkttemperature at which a liquid boils
Tagalog tungos ng pagkulo
- tungos ng pagkulotemperature at which a liquid boils
Tamil கொதிநிலை
- கொதிநிலை (kotinilai)temperature at which a liquid boils
Thai จุดเดือด
- จุดเดือด (jùt-dʉ̀ʉat)temperature at which a liquid boils
Turkish kaynama noktası
- kaynama noktasıtemperature at which a liquid boils
Ukrainian температу́ра кипі́ння, то́чка кипі́ння
- температу́ра кипі́ння (temperatúra kypínnja)temperature at which a liquid boils
- то́чка кипі́ння (tóčka kypínnja)temperature at which a liquid boils
Vietnamese điểm bay hơi, điểm sôi
- điểm bay hơitemperature at which a liquid boils
- điểm sôitemperature at which a liquid boils
- nhiệt độ bay hơitemperature at which a liquid boils
Welsh berwbwynt
- berwbwynttemperature at which a liquid boils
Cite this entry
APA
boiling point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiling%20point
MLA
“boiling point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiling%20point. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boiling point,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiling%20point.
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