steam point

noun

1. the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.

steam point

noun

1. See ice point
   the temperature at which the maximum vapour pressure of water is equal to one atmosphere (1.01325 × 10 ⁵N/m²). It has the value of 100° on the Celsius scale Compare ice point

Word History and Origins

Origin of steam point¹

First recorded in 1900–05