凝固点(ぎょうこてん)

ぎょうこてん
noun
freezing point; solidification point
formalacademic
1. freezing point; solidification point
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid
水(みず)の凝固点(ぎょうこてん)は零度(れいど)だ。
The freezing point of water is zero degrees.
塩(しお)を加(くわ)えると凝固点(ぎょうこてん)が下(さ)がる。
Adding salt lowers the freezing point.
Using the principle of freezing-point depression, de-icing agents are spread on winter roads.

Composed of 凝固(ぎょうこ) (solidification; coagulation) + 点(てん) (point). A scientific term commonly encountered in school chemistry and physics. The concept of 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)降下(こうか) (freezing-point depression) is a standard topic in Japanese science education.

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Similar words

  • 融点(ゆうてん): melting point — the temperature at which a solid becomes liquid (same temperature as the freezing point, viewed from the other direction)
  • 沸点(ふってん): boiling point — the temperature at which a liquid becomes gas
  • 氷点(ひょうてん): freezing point (of water specifically) — more colloquial than 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)