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Physical phenomenon
Boiling-point elevation is the phenomenon whereby the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added, meaning that
Boiling-point_elevation
Characteristic temperature for a substance
will boil at different temperatures. The normal boiling point (also called the atmospheric boiling point or the atmospheric pressure boiling point) of
Boiling_point
Freezing-point depression Boiling-point elevation List of cooling baths Eastman. E.D. and Rollefson, G.K. Physical Chemistry 1947 ed. McGraw-Hill p307
List of boiling and freezing information of solvents
List_of_boiling_and_freezing_information_of_solvents
Properties of solutions that depend only on the number of solute particles
solvent freezing point become stable meaning that the freezing point decreases. Both the boiling point elevation and the freezing point depression are proportional
Colligative_properties
Mass per amount of substance
T}}.\ } The boiling point of a solution of an involatile solute is higher than that of the pure solvent, and the boiling-point elevation (ΔT) is directly
Molar_mass
Drop in freezing temperature of a solvent due to the addition of solute
lower than that above a pure solvent, which results in boiling-point elevation. Freezing-point depression is what causes sea water (a mixture of salt
Freezing-point_depression
Chemical and physical constant of materials
thermodynamics, the ebullioscopic constant Kb relates molality b to boiling point elevation. It is the ratio of the latter to the former: Δ T b = i K b b {\displaystyle
Ebullioscopic_constant
Physical process
Boiling or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation. Boiling occurs when a liquid
Boiling
Instrument for measuring a liquid's boiling point
physics, an ebullioscope (from Latin ēbullīre 'to boil') is an instrument for measuring the boiling point of a liquid. This can be used for determining the
Ebullioscope
Material property relating molality to freezing point depression
determines the same value from the ebullioscopic constant (of boiling point elevation). The value of Kf, which depends on the nature of the solvent,
Cryoscopic_constant
Variety of osmometers
well as the freezing points of aqueous solutions. Melting-point depression Boiling-point elevation Colligative properties Skoog, D.A.; West, D.M.; Holler
Freezing point depression osmometer
Freezing_point_depression_osmometer
Measure of solute effect
osmotic pressure, relative lowering in vapor pressure, boiling-point elevation and freezing-point depression. The van 't Hoff factor is the ratio between
Van_'t_Hoff_factor
Energy to convert a liquid substance to a gas at a given pressure
Xinlei; Wang, Xidong (20 May 2009). "Estimation of Freezing Point Depression, Boiling Point Elevation, and Vaporization Enthalpies of Electrolyte Solutions"
Enthalpy_of_vaporization
Preparation and cookery of candies and sugar confections
temperature corresponds to a particular sugar concentration because the boiling-point elevation of the sugar solution is a colligative property (i.e., it is related
Candy_making
Molarity of osmotically active particles
measures colligative properties, such as Freezing-point depression, Vapor pressure, or Boiling-point elevation. Osmolarity and tonicity are related but distinct
Osmotic_concentration
Cooking food on mountainous lands
any cooking that involves boiling or steaming generally requires compensation for lower temperatures because the boiling point of water is lower at higher
High-altitude_cooking
Evaporation method
sodium chloride solution at 360 g/L has a boiling point elevation of about 7 K. This boiling point elevation is a challenge for vapor-compression evaporation
Vapor-compression_evaporation
Topics referred to by the same term
dissociation constant Kb Ebullioscopic constant Kb, relating molality to boiling point elevation Kauri-butanol value Kb, a measure of solvent performance King's
KB
Chemical compound involving ionic bonding
increasing the osmotic pressure, and causing freezing-point depression and boiling-point elevation. Because the solutes are charged ions they also increase
Salt_(chemistry)
liquid changes into a vapor. Boiling-point elevation Boiling-point elevation describes the phenomenon that the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will
Glossary_of_engineering:_A–L
given substance under standard conditions. boiling-point elevation The process by which a substance's boiling point is elevated by adding another substance
Glossary_of_chemistry_terms
liquid and gas are equal at this temperature. boiling point elevation The phenomenon by which the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) increases when another
Glossary_of_physics
Device for measuring a physical quantity
This device is also part of a method that uses the effect of boiling point elevation for calculating the molecular mass of a solvent. See also Thermal
List_of_measuring_instruments
German pharmacist and chemist (1853–1923)
Ostwald. Beckmann used the methods of ebullioscopy (boiling-point elevation) and cryoscopy (freezing-point depression) to determine the molecular masses of
Ernst_Otto_Beckmann
List of definitions of terms and concepts related to civil engineering
small and can be neglected. beta particle block and tackle boiling point boiling-point elevation Boltzmann constant boson Boyle's law Bravais lattice Brayton
Glossary_of_civil_engineering
High-output water distillation and purification system using solar energy
stage by boiling the leftover concentrated brine from the nth stage. Since brine is continuously concentrated in each stage, its boiling point will continue
Concentrated_solar_still
Bay in Antarctica
Trinity Peninsular. Part of Duse Bay, entered between Boil Point to the west and Garvan Point to the east. Named after the Retizhe river in Pirin mountain
Duse_Bay
below the boiling point of the liquid, and as boiling with formation of bubbles in the interior of the liquid if it occurs at the boiling point, there is
Glossary_of_engineering:_M–Z
Lake in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica
Boiling Lake - The Lake, the Hike, the Trail. In-depth information about the Boiling Lake | a virtual Dominica". Retrieved 2024-01-07. "The Boiling Lake
Boiling_Lake
Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium
Clausius–Clapeyron relation. The atmospheric pressure boiling point of a liquid (also known as the normal boiling point) is the temperature at which the vapor pressure
Vapor_pressure
Static pressure exerted by the weight of the Earth's atmosphere
Because of this, the boiling point of liquids is lower at lower pressure and higher at higher pressure. Cooking at high elevations, therefore, requires
Atmospheric_pressure
Directions of north, south, east and west
Cultural synesthesia Direction (geometry) Elevation – the mapping information ignored by the cardinal point system Geocaching – an international hobby
Cardinal_direction
Device for preparing food
elevations. The boiling point of water drops by approximately 1 °C per every 294 metres of altitude (see: High-altitude cooking), causing the boiling
Pressure_cooker
Instrument for measuring height or elevation
of the station from the observed boiling point, it is necessary to know the relation existing between the boiling point and pressure, and also between the
Hypsometer
River in Peru
located along the Boiling River: Mayantuyacu, Santuario Huishtín, and Shanay-timpishka Center. Local shamans believe that the boiling water is birthed
Shanay-timpishka
French physical chemist (1830–1901)
Siedepunktserhöhungen" (Determination of molecular weights from boiling point elevations), Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, 3 : 603-604. Ernst Beckmann
François-Marie_Raoult
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Boiling Point is an archaic placename in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert, in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States The name
Boiling_Point,_California
Type of evaporating unit to separate mixtures
temperature distribution in the evaporator, taking into account boiling-point elevations. If all heating surfaces are to be equal, temperature drop across
Circulation_evaporator
Mountain in Colorado, United States
stretch". Colorado Springs Business Journal. p. 3. "Boiling point of water at various elevations". Engineering Toolbox. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
Pikes_Peak
French scientist (1683–1755)
water boiling at 0 degrees and ice melting at 100 degrees, to where zero represented the freezing point of water and 100 represented the boiling point of
Jean-Pierre_Christin
Topics referred to by the same term
maps A Hypsometer is an instrument for measuring altitude using the boiling point of a liquid. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Hypsometric
Thermodynamic point where three matter phases exist
point pressure of water was used to define "sea level". Now, laser altimetry and gravitational measurements are preferred to define Martian elevation
Triple_point
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
or 0.49%, is water. Boiling Springs gets its name from the natural artesian well springs located in and around the town. Boiling Springs ranks seventh
Boiling_Springs,_Pennsylvania
City in Tennessee, United States
Red Boiling Springs under the supervision of 'Aunt' Sooky Goad, who also claimed to be the original discoverer of the benefits of the Red Boiling Springs
Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee
Red_Boiling_Springs,_Tennessee
Fruit syrup made from apple cider
lime to neutralize the malic acid and heating the cider to its boiling point. The boiled cider is then passed through a filter press, evaporated, and then
Boiled_cider
Type of natural water upwelling
tube was inclined so that point b was a different elevation than point a, the equation would not work. The effect of elevation is accounted for by replacing
Seepage
Self-contained, easily transported units used to purify water from untreated sources
rolling boil for 1 minute. At high elevations, though, the boiling point of water drops. At altitudes greater than 6,562 feet (2,000 meters) boiling should
Portable_water_purification
Volcanic mountain in Iran
900–8,200 ft) where the terrain is rocky, and thorn-cushion vegetation at elevations of 2,600–3,700 metres (8,500–12,100 ft); there is little vegetation in
Taftan_(volcano)
Country in Central Europe
landlocked geographical position. Temperatures vary depending on the elevation. In general, at higher altitudes, the temperatures decrease and precipitation
Czech_Republic
Mountain in Tanzania, highest in Africa
the mountain environment has created a health hazard, necessitating the boiling of all water. According to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in
Mount_Kilimanjaro
Nuclear reactor component
reactor coolant system is maintained at a pressure sufficiently high that boiling does not occur at the coolant temperatures experienced while the plant
Pressurizer_(nuclear_power)
Weather or lab measurements
zero. Only in this exceptionally cold state will helium liquefy; the boiling point of helium being −268.94 °C (−452.09 °F; 4.21 K). Kamerlingh Onnes received
Lowest temperature recorded on Earth
Lowest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth
Volcanic island in the U.S. state of Alaska
1,040 meters (3,410 ft) long and 1,512 m (4,961 ft) wide, with a peak elevation of 490 feet (150 m). The stratovolcano rises about 6,000 ft (1,800 m)
Bogoslof_Island
Country in northwestern Europe
Ireland and most of Scotland, experience a subpolar oceanic climate. Higher elevations in Scotland experience a continental subarctic climate and the mountains
United_Kingdom
characteristic physical attributes such as their creating process, shape, elevation, slope, orientation, rock exposure, and soil type. Landforms organized
Glossary_of_landforms
Geologic events off the Alaska coast
of water resulted in a megatsunami that washed out trees to a maximum elevation of 524 meters (1,719 feet) at the entrance of Gilbert Inlet. This is the
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami
Force distributed over an area
liquid or solid form. The atmospheric pressure boiling point of a liquid (also known as the normal boiling point) is the temperature at which the vapor pressure
Pressure
Chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen
pressure that occurs at higher elevations. One mole of sucrose (sugar) per kilogram of water raises the boiling point of water by 0.51 °C (0.918 °F),
Water
Highest mountain in the Americas
the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres (22,858.1 feet), it is the highest mountain in the
Aconcagua
Cast of American crime drama TV series
of his pregnant wife, a furious Benny forces Artie's hand into a vat of boiling sauce, severely burning it. Later, a healed Artie appears to restore his
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
Mountain in Dominica in the Lesser Antilles
after Morne Diablotins and Morne Trois Pitons. The mountain is home to the Boiling Lake and Valley of Desolation thermal areas, both of which are the best-known
Morne_Watt
Fictional character, The Bear TV series
McFarland, Melanie (June 29, 2024). ""The Bear" brings Syd and Carmy to a boiling point, but we're throwing cold water on the ship". Salon.com. Retrieved 2025-09-21
Carmy_Berzatto
City in West Yorkshire, England
(via Late Brittonic Lādēses), composed of the Celtic root *lāt- "violent, boiling" and the borrowed Latin plural derivational suffix -ēnses, meaning "people
Leeds
mixture of gas and liquid) this is not the case. (e.g., boiling point (temperature) depends on elevation (ambient pressure)). In addition, while the state postulate
State_postulate
Geothermal feature in the Tibesti Mountains of Chad
which are used as spas by the local population. The name Soborom means boiling water in Tedaga; it refers to the hottest spring and has been applied to
Soborom_Hot_Springs
Heart"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2026. "Nekrogoblikon Announces The Boiling Sea EP, Shares Music Video For "The Secret Elephant"". Blabbermouth.net
List_of_2026_albums
Geologic eon, 4567–4031 million years ago
The high heat of the mantle may have made it difficult to support high elevations in the Hadean. If continents did form in the Hadean, their growth competed
Hadean
New York City mayoral residence
There is a porch around the southern and eastern elevations and on part of the northern elevation. The original porch around the mansion had a Chinese
Gracie_Mansion
Island in Antigua and Barbuda
inefficient, forcing the mill and boiling house to operate 24 hours a day during harvest season. Sugar mills and boiling houses were two of the most dangerous
Antigua
Series of wildfires in California, United States
which in prior wind events had been protected by their lower elevations. Higher elevations were predicted to experience even more extreme conditions, with
January 2025 Southern California wildfires
January_2025_Southern_California_wildfires
Scientific instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Saussure undertook research and executed physical experiments on the boiling point of water at different heights. He calculated the height at each of his
Barometer
Character in Chinese mythology
kill him, such as fighting, beheading, disembowelling, poisoning, and boiling oil. Early in the Pilgrimage, Wukong ate another Pill of Immortality, meant
Sun_Wukong
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Saint-Boil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
Saint-Boil
Small geothermal geyser in Nevada, United States
drilled seeking irrigation water. When geothermal water at close to boiling point was found, the well was abandoned, and a 10–12-foot (3.0–3.7 m) calcium
Fly_Geyser
Any medical condition that affects the integumentary system
is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin, varying in size from less than 5 mm up to 10 mm in diameter at the widest point. Plaque: A plaque has been
Skin_condition
1985 film by Sydney Pollack
changed their plan and instead bought a coffee farm that is at too high an elevation to be productive. Bror is more interested in guiding hunting safaris than
Out_of_Africa_(film)
acknowledged deleting a post after admitting she had reacted "with her blood boiling", while insisting her dispute was with Mbappé personally, not France, and
List of 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
List_of_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies
Chemical compound
Pierluigi (1996). "Cystamine induces toxicity in Hepatocytes through the elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ and the stimulation of nonlysosomal proteolytic system"
Cystamine
Country in Southeastern Africa
of the country sits on the Zimbabwean Plateau, which generally has an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The country's extreme east is mountainous
Zimbabwe
Hiking trail going through 14 US states
at Springer Mountain at an elevation of 3,782 feet (1,153 m). At 4,461 ft (1,360 m), Blood Mountain is the highest point on the trail in Georgia. The
Appalachian_Trail
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
Slaughterhouse Canyon (or Luana's Canyon) is a valley in Arizona and has an elevation of 3,428 feet; the myth takes place during the Gold Rush. The Smith sisters
List_of_urban_legends
Volcanic caldera in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia
extended itself to a considerable distance from the shore. Hot springs boiling furiously up, through many fathoms of water, were found on the eastern
Krakatoa
Raised body temperature caused by disease
itself during high fevers. Hyperthermia is an elevation of body temperature over the temperature set point, due to either too much heat production or not
Fever
Retrieved 11 April 2020. Fuller, Piers (4 April 2021). "Frustrations boiling up as Carterton's water contamination rolls into fourth week". Stuff. Archived
Water supply and sanitation in the Wellington Region
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_Wellington_Region
Country in the Caribbean
area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,448 m (4,751 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census
Dominica
National park in California, United States
California coast. The area surrounding Lassen Peak is still active with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and hot springs. Lassen Volcanic National Park started
Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park
Island in the United States of America
companion had been led to believe that on the island "within ten feet of the boiling spring is a spring of pure cold water, sweet and pure," but once there
Paoha_Island
1816 volcanic winter climate event
Québec ran out of bread and milk, and Nova Scotians found themselves boiling foraged herbs for sustenance. Sarah Snell Bryant, of Cummington, Massachusetts
Year_Without_a_Summer
Eruption caused by mixing Diet Coke and Mentos
If boiling chips are not used with clean glassware (which has few nucleation sites) large steam bubbles form when the glass reaches the boiling point. These
Soda_geyser
California coast. The area surrounding Lassen Peak is still active with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and hot springs. Pinnacles National Park is a mountainous
National_parks_in_California
Standard measure of the performance of an engine or aviation fuel
Africa: "regular" unleaded fuel is 95 RON in coastal areas. Inland (higher elevation) "regular" unleaded fuel is 93 RON; once again most fuel stations optionally
Octane_rating
Cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park
spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns of boiling water being thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet at each
Old_Faithful
Triatomic oxygen molecule
explosively at elevated temperatures, physical shock, or fast warming to the boiling point. It is therefore used commercially only in low concentrations. Ozone
Ozone
from low to high by one or more pumps. Stages 2→3: Water is heated to boiling in either a conventional boiler or a nuclear propulsion steam generator
Deaerating_feed_tank
Country in South America
altitude reliefs where climate is determined by elevation. Below 1,000 meters (3,281 ft) in elevation is the warm altitudinal zone, where temperatures
Colombia
Central nervous system stimulant
cognition-enhancing effects of psychostimulants involve the preferential elevation of catecholamines in the PFC and the subsequent activation of norepinephrine
Amphetamine
Examination of the heart's electrical activity
location of ST elevation. The left anterior descending (LAD) artery supplies the anterior wall of the heart, and therefore causes ST elevations in anterior
Electrocardiography
Spore-forming organisms
in China, six species of dictyostelids were found in forest soils at elevations up to 2,038 m (6,686 ft), the highest recorded species there being Dictyostelium
Slime_mold
Central nervous system stimulant prodrug
cognition-enhancing effects of psychostimulants involve the preferential elevation of catecholamines in the PFC and the subsequent activation of norepinephrine
Lisdexamfetamine
English cook and poisoner
then lowered in and out of the boiling water three times until he died. Stacy suggests that the symbolism of his boiling was not just a reference to Roose's
Richard_Roose
BOILING POINT-ELEVATION
BOILING POINT-ELEVATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Colling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, originally an Old English patronymic from the personal names Cūl(a) or Cēola. The former may be from a Germanic root kūl ‘swollen’; the latter is a short form of various compound names with the first element cēol ‘ship’.English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Cooling, from the Old English tribal name Cūlingas ‘people of Cūl(a)’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name, Billing, or a habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Billing, probably ‘(settlement of) the followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Bill(a)’.German : from a Germanic personal name, formed with a cognate of Old Saxon bīl ‘sword’.Danish and Norwegian : from an Old Danish personal name, Billing.Swedish : shortened form of various habitational names such as Billinge, Billingsfors, etc.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a stupid person, Middle English dolling, a derivative of Old English dol ‘dull’, ‘stupid’ (see Doll).Irish : variant of Dolan 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bolling.Partly Americanized form of German Bolling or Bohling.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Kollungr, a derivative of Koli, or from an Old English cognate, Colling, a derivative of Cola (see Cole 2).English : from a pet form of Coll 1.Altered spelling of German Kölling (see Kolling).
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Dolan 1.English : variant of Dowling.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire)
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire) : probably a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling, from an Old English personal name Bǣrla + the suffix -ingas denoting ‘family or followers’. There is also a Birling (of the same derivation) in Northumberland, but this appears not to have contributed significantly to the modern surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Rollo or Rolf.German : patronymic from the personal name Role, a reduced form of Rudolf.German : habitational name from any of several places called Rolling in Silesia.(Rölling) : variant of 2 and 3, or a nickname for a lecher, from Rölling ‘tom cat’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Barling in Essex.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Joslin.English : nickname from Middle English gosling ‘young goose’ (from Old English gÅs + the Germanic suffix -ling, partly in imitation of Old Norse gæslingr from gás).German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with god, got ‘god’ or gÅd ‘good’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with close-cropped hair or a large head, Middle English bolling ‘pollard’, or for a heavy drinker, from Middle English bolling ‘excessive drinking’.German (Bölling) : from a pet form of a personal name formed with Germanic bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’ (see Baldwin).Swedish : either an ornamental name composed of Boll + the suffix -ing ‘belonging to’, or possibly a habitational name from a place named Bolling(e).
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Bowling.
BOILING POINT-ELEVATION
BOILING POINT-ELEVATION
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Beulah, BEULA means "she who is married."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Embodiemnet of Nectar
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Enchanted Moon
Girl/Female
Italian Latin
Fiery.
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Greek Symeon, SÃŒM means "hearkening."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Cranmore, for example in Somerset (see Cranmer) and the Isle of Wight, which is named with Old English cran ‘crane’ + mÅr ‘moor’, ‘marshy ground’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anusha Sinha | அநà¯à®·à®¾ ஸிஂஹÂ
Beautiful morning, Star, Following desire
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Obedient; Submissive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jegapriyan | ஜேகபà¯à®°à¯€à®¯à®¾à®¨
Loved by the world
Boy/Male
Czech
War.
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n.
The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.
n.
A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
adv.
In a point-blank manner.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
a.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
a.
Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun.
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
n.
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
n.
A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing.
n.
The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
n.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
n.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
adv.
Alt. of Point-devise
adv.
With boiling or ebullition.
a.
Alt. of Point-devise
a.
Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity.