FREEZING POINT/FREEZE


Meaning of FREEZING POINT/FREEZE in English

The process of changing a liquid to a solid. The temperature at which a liquid solidifies under any given set of conditions. Pure water under atmospheric pressure freezes at 0°C or 32°F. It is the opposite of fusion. In oceanography, the freezing point of water is depressed with increasing salinity.

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .