freezing
81freezing process — noun Etymology: freezing from gerund of freeze (I) 1. : a process of excavating shafts or tunnels in unstable material (as quicksand) by freezing an area larger than the intended work and excavating in the frozen earth 2. : a method of sinking a… …
82freezing nucleus — ▪ meteorology any particle that, when present in a mass of supercooled water, will induce growth of an ice crystal about itself; most ice crystals in the atmosphere are thought to form on freezing nuclei. See condensation nucleus. * * * …
83freezing cold — adjective extremely and unpleasantly cold (of the weather, the temperature in a place, a person, or an object) Syn: brass monkeys, freezing, glacial, ice cold, taters …
84freezing point depression — the depression of the freezing point of a solution below that of the pure solvent, proportional to the concentration of the solute in the solvent; see also osmolality …
85freezing-point osmometer — an osmometer using freezing point depression measurement for analysis of osmotic pressure (number of particles, molecules, or ions) of solutions …
86freezing-point — see freezing point …
87freezing point — The temperature at which a substance solidifies as it cools. For instance, the temperature at which water turns to ice water s freezing point is 32° F., 0° C. Also see alloy, climate control, hygrothermograph, measurement, melting point, and… …
88freezing point — noun 1 (U) the temperature at which water turns into ice 2 (countable usually singular) the temperature at which a particular liquid freezes: Alcohol has a lower freezing point than water. compare boiling point …
89freezing point — freez′ing point n. chem. the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, or 0°C[/ex] • Etymology: 1740–50 …
90freezing mixture — /ˈfrizɪŋ mɪkstʃə/ (say freezing mikschuh) noun a mixture of two (or more) substances, especially salt and ice, which produce a temperature below 0°C …
