WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pour′ point′, [Chem.]
pour•point (pŏŏr′point′, -pwant′),USA pronunciation n.
- Chemistrythe lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.
- 1920–25
pour•point (pŏŏr′point′, -pwant′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
- Anglo-Latin purpunctus
- Latin pungere to prick, pierce; see point); replacing Middle English purpont
- Latin per) through + poindre (
- French, noun, nominal use of past participle of pourpoindre to quilt, perforate, equivalent. to pour-, for par- (
- 1350–1400
'pour point' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):