HyperDic: absolute_zero

English > 1 sense of the expression absolute zero:
NOUNattributeabsolute zero(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal)
English > absolute zero: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit.
Categorycryogenics, cryogenyThe branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
BroadertemperatureThe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment / environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Spanishcero absoluto
Catalanzero absolut

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