freezing point

noun

The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.

Similar
crystallization pointsolidification pointmelting point

Meanings

nounfreezing point (countable and uncountable, plural freezing points)

plural freezing points

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.

    Synonyms: crystallization point, solidification point

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.

Similar
crystallization pointsolidification point

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冰點 /冰点, 凝固點 /凝固点
  • 冰點 /冰点 (bīngdiǎn)temperature
  • 凝固點 /凝固点 (nínggùdiǎn)temperature
Czech bod mrazu
  • bod mrazutemperature
Danish frysepunkt
  • frysepunkttemperature
Dutch vriespunt
  • vriespunttemperature
Esperanto frostopunkto
  • frostopunktotemperature
Finnish jähmettymispiste, jäätymispiste
  • jähmettymispistetemperature
  • jäätymispistetemperature
French point de congélation
  • point de congélationtemperature
German Gefrierpunkt
  • Gefrierpunkttemperature
Hawaiian kēkelē paʻahau
  • kēkelē paʻahautemperature
Hindi हिमांक
  • हिमांक (himāṅk)temperature
Hungarian fagyáspont, fagypont
  • fagyásponttemperature
  • fagyponttemperature
Indonesian titik beku
  • titik bekutemperature
Japanese 凝固点
  • 凝固点 (gyōkoten)temperature
Korean 어는점, 빙점
  • 어는점 (eoneunjeom)temperature
  • 빙점 (bingjeom)temperature
  • 응고점 (eunggojeom)temperature
Malay takat beku
  • takat bekutemperature
Māori pae whakatoka
  • pae whakatokatemperature
Norwegian Bokmål frysepunkt
  • frysepunkttemperature
Polish temperatura krzepnięcia
  • temperatura krzepnięciatemperature
Portuguese ponto de congelamento/solidificação
  • ponto de congelamento/solidificaçãotemperature
Russian температу́ра замерза́ния, то́чка замерза́ния
  • температу́ра замерза́ния (temperatúra zamerzánija)temperature
  • то́чка замерза́ния (tóčka zamerzánija)temperature
Spanish punto de congelación
  • punto de congelacióntemperature
Swedish fryspunkt
  • fryspunkttemperature
Thai จุดเยือกแข็ง
  • จุดเยือกแข็ง (jùt-yʉ̂ʉak-kɛ̌ng)temperature
Turkish donma noktası
  • donma noktasıtemperature
Welsh rhewbwynt
  • rhewbwynttemperature
Cite this entry
APA

freezing point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing%20point

MLA

“freezing point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing%20point. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freezing point,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing%20point.

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