jähmettymispiste
Finnish
editEtymology
editjähmettyminen (“solidification”) + piste (“point”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈjæhmetːymisˌpisteˣ/, [ˈjæhme̞t̪ːymis̠ˌpis̠te̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -iste
- Syllabification(key): jäh‧met‧ty‧mis‧pis‧te
Noun
editjähmettymispiste
- freezing point (the temperature at which a liquid turns solid)
Usage notes
edit- The freezing point of water and other substances that are liquids in normal atmospheric temperatures is called jäätymispiste in Finnish.
- For most substances the freezing point and the sulamispiste (“melting point”) are same.