degree of frost

English

degree of frost (plural degrees of frost)

(dated) A temperature interval of one degree below the freezing point of water.
- 1908 Jack London To Build a Fire
  It was seventy-five below zero. Since the freezing-point is thirty-two above zero, it meant that one hundred and seven degrees of frost obtained.

Used with temperature scales, such as Fahrenheit, where the zero-degree point is not the freezing point of water.

单词	degree of frost
释义	degree of frost English Noun degree of frost (plural degrees of frost) (dated) A temperature interval of one degree below the freezing point of water. 1908 Jack London To Build a Fire It was seventy-five below zero. Since the freezing-point is thirty-two above zero, it meant that one hundred and seven degrees of frost obtained. Usage notes Used with temperature scales, such as Fahrenheit, where the zero-degree point is not the freezing point of water.
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