degree of frost en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated) A temperature interval of one degree below the freezing point of water.
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.
1908, Jack London, To Build a Fire:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| degrees of frost | Number=Plur | lexicographic |