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Freezing
Freez′ing
,Adj.
Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.
– Frrez′ing-ly
, adv.
Freezing machine
. See
– Ice machine
, under Ice
. Freezing mixture
, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold.
– Freezing point
, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; – applied particularly to water, whose
freezing point
is at 32° Fahr., and at 0° Centigrade.Definition 2024
freezing
freezing
English
Adjective
freezing (comparative more freezing, superlative most freezing)
Synonyms
Translations
frosty — see frosty
Noun
freezing (countable and uncountable, plural freezings)
- (uncountable, physics, chemistry) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
- 1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York
- Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.
- 1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York
- (countable, medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid on cooling
Verb
freezing
- present participle of freeze