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Meaning of Mpemba effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The supposed tendency of warmer water to freeze more quickly than colder water.

Examples

“Scientists as yet have been unable to fully explain the mechanism behind the Mpemba effect. It is a combination of a variety of heat transfer methods, and those combinations change under different conditions of water and[…]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

MPF mPFC MPFE MPG MPH MPharm