The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Salt lowers the freezing point of ice, whether on winter roads or the sea.—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 Given that modern Mars is dry and arid, with temperatures rarely climbing above the freezing point of water, the origin of these streaks has long been a topic of heated debate.—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025 Researchers call Uranus an ice giant because its interior consists largely of these fluids, all of which have low freezing points.—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Even at temperatures far below the freezing point, water molecules can remain liquid.—Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freezing point
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