Meaning Of The Word Boiling point

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Boiling point Meaning

Boiling point Definition
Boiling point Definition

What's The Definition Of Boiling point?

boiling point
a situation which has become very tense or dangerous because the people involved are so angry that they are likely to go out of control
uncountable noun: The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100° centigrade.

boiling point in American English
the temperature at which a specified liquid boils; temperature at which the vapor pressure of a specified liquid equals the atmospheric pressure: water at sea level boils at 212° F or 100° C
noun: the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere on the liquid, equal to 212°F (100°C) for water at sea level

boiling point in British English
noun: the temperature at which a liquid boils at a given pressure, usually atmospheric pressure at sea level; the temperature at which the vapour pressure of a liquid equals the external pressure

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