fp
(ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwɑˈyeɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
freezing point.
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subfreezing
(ˈsʌbˈfri zɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
below the freezing point:
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freeze
(freeze)
Princeton's WordNet
be very cold, below the freezing point
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water thermometer
Webster Dictionary
a thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39¡ Fahr., or 4¡ Centigrade; and from that point down to 32¡ Fahr., or 0¡ Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.
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frost
Webster Dictionary
the state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather
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frostbite
Webster Dictionary
the freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose
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cryoscope
(ˈkraɪ əˌskoʊp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an instrument for determining the freezing point of a liquid or solution.
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fahrenheit scale
(Fahrenheit scale)
Princeton's WordNet
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees
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celsius scale
(Celsius scale, international scale, centigrade scale)
Princeton's WordNet
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
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international scale
(Celsius scale, international scale, centigrade scale)
Princeton's WordNet
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
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centigrade scale
(Celsius scale, international scale, centigrade scale)
Princeton's WordNet
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
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regelation
(ˌri dʒəˈleɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a phenomenon in which the freezing point of water is lowered by the application of pressure.
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heat of solidification
(heat of solidification)
Princeton's WordNet
heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies
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antifreeze
(antifreeze)
Princeton's WordNet
a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
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freezing mixture
(freezing mixture)
Princeton's WordNet
a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water
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supercool
(ˌsu pərˈkul)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
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rankine scale
(Rankine scale)
Princeton's WordNet
a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees
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cryoscopy
(ɪˈɒs kə pi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
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cryohydrate
Webster Dictionary
a substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water
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antifreeze
(ˈæn tɪˌfriz, ˈæn ti-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a liquid, as ethylene glycol, used in the radiator of an internal-combustion engine to lower the freezing point of the cooling medium.
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cold-blooded
(ʊld)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or designating animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium.
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frostbitten
(frostbitten)
Princeton's WordNet
injured by freezing or partial freezing
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nombril
Webster Dictionary
a point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon
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point
Webster Dictionary
to give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral
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pencil
Webster Dictionary
a number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point
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glaciation
Webster Dictionary
act of freezing
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glaciation
Webster Dictionary
that which is formed by freezing; ice
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focus
Webster Dictionary
a point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant
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regelation
Webster Dictionary
the act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice
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east
Webster Dictionary
the point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west
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