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ABSOLUTE ZERO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("absolute zero" is a kind of...):
temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))
Domain category:
cryogenics; cryogeny (the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures)
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