Freezing Definition

Chemistry Glossary Definition of Freezing

frozen water in bottle
Liquid water changing into ice is an example of freezing. Momoko Takeda/Getty Images
by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Updated March 08, 2017

Freezing Definition: 

The process through which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid. All liquids except helium undergo freezing when the temperature becomes sufficiently cold.

Example:

Water changing to ice