Meaning 1technical; physics · 82%
The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas.
Natural examples
Wasser erreicht bei normalem Luftdruck seinen Siedepunkt bei 100 Grad Celsius.
At normal pressure, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
In großer Höhe liegt der Siedepunkt von Wasser niedriger.
At high altitude, water has a lower boiling point.
Das Labor misst den Siedepunkt der Flüssigkeit.
The laboratory measures the liquid’s boiling point.
Usage note
Siedepunkt is masculine and has the plural Siedepunkte. The boiling point depends on pressure.
Mini-lesson: Siedepunkt
The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas. Siedepunkt is masculine and has the plural Siedepunkte. The boiling point depends on pressure.
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