below_melting_or_above ergo is not how it's said. It's always above or below freezing. Why? 100104 ... dosquatch By convention, normally one refereces the state one work towards, which is usually a change from the state at standard temperature and pressure. You reference the freezing point of water, rather than the melting point, because it is a liquid at room temperature, but you reference the melting point of steel rather than the freezing point because it is normally solid. 100104 ... dosquatch ... if you are asking about these terms used in weather reports, see above and know that the weathermen are referencing the air temperature in relation to the freezing point of water. All else remains the same. 100104 ... ergo thanks 100105 ... unhinged below at night, waaaay below which then causes the snot in my nose to freeze which then causes it to melt when i come inside which results in an embarassing runny nose 100105 ... ergo That is the kind of question that at this moment in time is not answerable by Google searches. It takes somebody with a basic familiarity with the world to answer a simple, perhaps even dumb query like that. Still, I'm gonna say "It went down below melting" for the fun of it. also "It's half to eight o'clock." 100105 ... ergo How long should I defridgerate my frozen peas to get them to the malting point? 100111 ... ergo melting 100111 what's it to you? who go blather from