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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[phase]] transition of a substance passing from the liquid to the solid state; solidification; the opposite of [[fusion]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, this almost invariably applies to the freezing of water. The [[phase change]] from the gaseous to the solid state is [[deposition]]. Like [[condensation]], the freezing of water involves the process of [[nucleation]]. <br/>''See'' [[ice point]], [[freezing point]], [[true freezing point]], [[melting point]].</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[phase]] transition of a substance passing from the liquid to the solid state; solidification; the opposite of [[fusion]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, this almost invariably applies to the freezing of water. The [[phase change]] from the gaseous to the solid state is [[deposition]]. Like [[condensation]], the freezing of water involves the process of [[nucleation]]. <br/>''See'' [[ice point]], [[freezing point]], [[true freezing point]], [[melting point]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Said of an [[environment]] when its [[temperature]] is equal to or less than 0& | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Said of an [[environment]] when its [[temperature]] is equal to or less than 0°C (32°F).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[freeze]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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freezing
- The phase transition of a substance passing from the liquid to the solid state; solidification; the opposite of fusion.
In meteorology, this almost invariably applies to the freezing of water. The phase change from the gaseous to the solid state is deposition. Like condensation, the freezing of water involves the process of nucleation.
See ice point, freezing point, true freezing point, melting point.
