Definitions for "SOFTENING POINT"
The temperature at which an adhesive commences to flow or soften. Especially used to describe hot melt adhesives.
Maximum temperature a glass can be heated before it permanently deforms.
Temperature at which a thread or rod of glass rapidly deforms under its own weight.
Keywords:  unsupported, bend, exact, glass, starts
A term used to express the exact point at which unsupported glass, when heated, starts to soften and bend.