凝固点(ぎょうこてん)

ぎょうこてん
noun
freezing point; solidification point
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.
凝固点(ぎょうこてん)降下(こうか)の原理(げんり)を利用(りよう)して、冬(ふゆ)の道路(どうろ)に融雪剤(ゆうせつざい)を撒(ま)く。
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)降下(こうか): freezing-point depression
  • 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)が下(さ)がる: the freezing point drops
  • 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)に達(たっ)する: to reach the freezing point
  • 凝固点(ぎょうこてん)を測定(そくてい)する: to measure the freezing point

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)
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