קיפאון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־פ־א (q-p-ʾ)
6 terms

From the root ק־פ־א (k-p-').

Noun

קיפאון / קִפָּאוֹן • (kipa'ón) m (singular construct קיפאון / קִפְאוֹן־) [pattern: קִטָּלוֹן]

1. Freezing: the process whereby a liquid becomes a solid at a temperature below its freezing point.
2. Freezing cold, extreme cold.
3. Stagnation, deadlock: a situation with no change or progress.
4. (computing) Deadlock.