קִפָּאוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. freezing (the process whereby a liquid becomes a solid at a temperature below its freezing point)
2. freezing cold, extreme cold
3. stagnation, deadlock (a situation with no change or progress)
4. deadlock (computing)
Pronunciation
kipa'ón
Examples2
הַחֹם מֵעַל נְקֻדַּת הַקִּפָּאוֹן הַיּוֹם.
The temperature is above freezing today.
הַטֶּמְפֵּרָטוּרָה הייתה מִתַּחַת נקודת הַקִּפָּאוֹן בְּמֶשֶׁךְ כַּמָּה יָמִים.
The temperature has been below freezing for several days.