MELTING POINT
The temperature at which a solid substance undergoes fusion, changing from a solid to a liquid state. Contrast with freezing point.
To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice. THEODOLITE An optical instrument used to track the motion of a pilot balloon, or pibal, by measuring the elevation and azimuth angles.
supercooling"(Also called subcooling or undercooling; see note below.) The reduction of temperature of any liquid below the melting point of that substance's solid phase; that is, cooling beyond its nominal freezing point.
A temperature scale that uses 32 degrees as the melting point of ice and 212 degrees as the boiling point of water.
Flash Flood
Flooding caused by a rapid rise in the water level of rivers, streams, or lakes, usually as a result of heavy rains.
Bright band - In radar, indicates the melting point of a snowflake. High intensity return is caused by the water surrounding the ice crystal, hence appearing large.
Celsius temperature scale (abbreviated C)—A temperature scale with zero degrees as the melting point of pure ice and 100 degrees as the boiling point of pure water at standard sea level atmospheric pressure.
Fahrenheit Temperature Scale- A temperature scale that uses 32 degrees as the melting point of ice and 212 degrees as the boiling point of water.
(Pure ice, on the other hand, melts at 0oC, thus, this temperature should be more correctly called the melting point of ice.) The temperature of freezing varies with the size of the droplet and the concentration of any impurities in the water.
THAW A warm spell of weather when ice and snow melt. To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice.
Water has a melting point of 0°C (32°F), a boiling point of 100°C (212°F), and a specific gravity of 1.000 at 4°C (39°F), by definition. 2.
It is also known as the Absolute Temperature Scale.
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Browse Related Terms: Freezing Level, Frost, Frozen Dew, FRST, Melting Point, Permafrost
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will vaporize but vapor will condense to a liquid, i.e. the solid is melting. At the temperature that equalizes the two vapor pressures, an equilibrium exists between solid and liquid phases. This temperature is referred to as the melting point.
It may or may not be the same as the melting point or the more rigidly defined true freezing point or (for water) ice point. Fresh breeze Wind with a speed between 17 and 21 knots (19 and 24 mph); Beaufort scale number 5.
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