pressure melting point — under a glacier, the pressure brought to bear by the mass of ice above can lower the freezing/meting point of water … Geography glossary
Melting point depression — is a term referring to the phenomenon of reduction of the melting point of a material with reduction of its size. This phenomenon is very prominent in nanoscale materials which melt at temperatures hundreds of degrees lower than bulk… … Wikipedia
Melting point — Melting Melt ing, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [1913 Webster] {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melting point — For the physical processes that takes place at the melting point, see Melting, Freezing and Crystallization The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid… … Wikipedia
Melting-point depression — This article deals with melting/freezing point depression due to very small particle size. For depression due to the mixture of another compound, see freezing point depression. Melting point depression is a term referring to the phenomenon of… … Wikipedia
melting point — The melting point or freezing point of a pure substance is the temperature at which its crystals are in equilibrium with the liquid phase at atmosphere pressure … Forensic science glossary
melting point — /ˈmɛltɪŋ pɔɪnt / (say melting poynt) noun the equilibrium temperature of the solid and liquid phases of a substance in the presence of a specified gas at a specified pressure (usually air at a pressure of 101.325 kilopascals) …
melting point — noun The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure See Also: boiling point, freezing point, triple point … Wiktionary
melting point — Temperature at atmospheric pressure at which a substance will melt … Dictionary of automotive terms
List of elements by melting point — This is a list of the chemical elements, sorted by melting point measured at normal pressure.Table The melting points of these elements are not yet known *rutherfordium *dubnium *seaborgium *bohrium *hassium *meitnerium *darmstadtium *roentgenium … Wikipedia
