Mpemba effect

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

Japanese Meaning

温かい水が冷たい水よりも速く凍るとされる現象

Scientists studying the Mpemba effect were surprised to find that warmer water sometimes froze faster than cooler samples.

温かい水が冷たい水よりも早く凍るとされる傾向を調べていた研究者たちは、温かい試料が冷たい試料より先に凍ることがあると観察して驚いた。

Sense（1）

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

the Mpemba effect

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