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noun

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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Compare steam point.

Origin of ice point

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby ice point

ice-out, ice pack, ice pellets, ice pick, ice plant, ice point, icequake, ice rain, ice rampart, ice road, ice run

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British Dictionary definitions for ice point

ice point

noun

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 scaleCompare steam point

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Scientific definitions for ice point

ice point

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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