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Definitions for: Freezing [n] the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
[adj] extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
Webster (1913) Definition: Freez"ing, a.
Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in
manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv.
Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice.
Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of
chemical salts) for producing intense cold.
Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a
fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water,
whose freezing point is at 32[deg] Fahr., and at 0[deg]
Centigrade.
Synonyms: arctic, cold, freeze, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
See Also: chilling, cooling, freeze-drying, frost, icing, lyophilisation, lyophilization, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, temperature reduction
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