ice point

American  

noun

1. the temperature at which a mixture of ice and air-saturated water at a pressure of one atmosphere is in equilibrium, represented by 0°C and 32°F.

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ice point British  

noun

1. the temperature at which a mixture of ice and water are in equilibrium at a pressure of one atmosphere. It is 0° on the Celsius scale and 32° on the Fahrenheit scale Compare steam point

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ice point Scientific  

1. The temperature, equal to 0°C (32°F), at which pure water and ice coexist in equilibrium at 1 atmosphere of pressure.

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Etymology

Origin of ice point

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

St. Louis extended its home ice point streak to 12 games, going 11-0-1 during the run.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

It was while thus engaged that the doctor fell and injured his knee so severely on a sharp ice point that he hobbled in pain the rest of the trip.

From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson

The lower part of this glacier is not very interesting, except from an ice point of view.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon