"dropping point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropping points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropping point (plural dropping points)
  1. (mechanical engineering) The temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering Translations (temperature at which a grease becomes liquid): Tropfpunkt [masculine] (German), 적점 (jeokjeom) (Korean), ponto de gota (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-dropping_point-en-noun-Rkq~Eh1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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