WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ice′ point′, 
  1. Meteorology, Thermodynamics, Physicsthe temperature at which a mixture of ice and air-saturated water at a pressure of one atmosphere is in equilibrium, represented by 0°C and 32°F. Cf. steam point.
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ice point
  1. the temperature at which ice and water are in equilibrium at a pressure of one atmosphere. It is 0° on the Celsius scale and 32° on the Fahrenheit scale
    Compare steam point
'ice point' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Celsius - Fahrenheit - Réaumur - international temperature scale - steam point

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