melting point

noun

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

Similar
m.p.freezing point
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Meanings

nounmelting point (countable and uncountable, plural melting points)

plural melting points

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

    Synonyms: m.p.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
m.p.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

Similar
freezing point
Broader
temperature
Also see
freezing point

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熔點 /熔点
  • 熔點 /熔点 (róngdiǎn)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Czech bod tání, teplota tání
  • bod tánítemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • teplota tánítemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Danish smeltepunkt
  • smeltepunkttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Dutch smeltpunt
  • smeltpunttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Esperanto fandopunkto, fluidiĝotemperaturo
  • fandopunktotemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • fluidiĝotemperaturotemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Estonian sulamispunkt, sulamistemperatuur
  • sulamispunkttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • sulamistemperatuurtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Finnish sulamispiste
  • sulamispistetemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
French point de fusion
  • point de fusiontemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
German Schmelzpunkt
  • Schmelzpunkttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Hawaiian kēkelē heheʻe
  • kēkelē heheʻetemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Hebrew נקדת התכה
  • נקדת התכה (nekudat hatakha)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Hindi गलनांक
  • गलनांक (galnāṅk)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Hungarian olvadáspont
  • olvadásponttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Icelandic bræðslumark
  • bræðslumarktemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Italian punto di fusione
  • punto di fusionetemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Japanese 融点
  • 融点 (yūten)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Korean 녹는점, 융점
  • 녹는점 (nongneunjeom)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • 융점 (yungjeom)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Malay takat lebur
  • takat leburtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Māori pae rewa, pūwāhi rewa
  • pae rewatemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • pūwāhi rewatemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Norwegian Bokmål smeltepunkt
  • smeltepunkttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Persian نقطهی ذوب
  • نقطهی ذوب (noqte-ye zob)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Polish temperatura topnienia
  • temperatura topnieniatemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Portuguese ponto de fusão
  • ponto de fusãotemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Romanian punct de topire
  • punct de topiretemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Russian температу́ра плавле́ния
  • температу́ра плавле́ния (temperatúra plavlénija)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Slovak teplota topenia
  • teplota topeniatemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Spanish punto de fusión
  • punto de fusióntemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Swedish smältpunkt
  • smältpunkttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Tagalog tungos ng pagkatunaw
  • tungos ng pagkatunawtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Thai จุดหลอมเหลว
  • จุดหลอมเหลวtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Turkish erime noktası
  • erime noktasıtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Ukrainian температура плавлення
  • температура плавлення (temperatura plavlennja)temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Vietnamese điểm nóng chảy, nhiệt độ hóa lỏng
  • điểm nóng chảytemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • nhiệt độ hóa lỏngtemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • nhiệt độ nóng chảytemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Welsh ymdoddbwynt, toddbwynt
  • ymdoddbwynttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
  • toddbwynttemperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
Cite this entry
APA

melting point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melting%20point

MLA

“melting point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melting%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melting point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melting%20point.

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