Function: noun
Date: 1773
1 : the temperature at which a liquid boils
2 a : the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry b : the point of crisis : HEAD 17B <matters had reached the boiling point >
Function: noun
Date: 1773
1 : the temperature at which a liquid boils
2 a : the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry b : the point of crisis : HEAD 17B <matters had reached the boiling point >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012