Boiling Point (Noun)
Meaning 1
Being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The boiling point of water is 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level.
- When the mixture reached its boiling point, it started to bubble and froth violently.
- At the Earth's surface, the boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius.
- The boiling point of ethanol is lower than that of water, which is why it evaporates more quickly.
- The elevation of the laboratory was so high that the boiling point of water was significantly lower than usual.