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sub-zero

sub-zero adjective: below 0°C; freezing cold.

Adjective

sub-zero (not comparable)

  1. below 0°C; freezing cold
    • Several days of sub-zero temperatures caused icicles up to 1.5 metres long to form in tunnels across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.2021 February 24, “Network News: NR takes pride in track teams as effects of Storm Darcy repelled...”, in RAIL, number 925, page 13
  2. (US) below 0°F (−18°C)

sub-zero meaning in Arabic

sub-zero in Arabic

(of a temperature) below 0°C
تَحْتَ الصِّفْر taḥta ṣ-ṣifr

Origin of sub-zero

From sub- + zero.

Questions about sub-zero

What does sub-zero mean?
Sub-zero means below 0°C; freezing cold.
What is sub-zero in Arabic?
Sub-zero in Arabic is تَحْتَ الصِّفْر (taḥta ṣ-ṣifr). See Sub-zero meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sub-zero?
Sub-zero is an adjective.

Words near sub-zero in the dictionary

  1. sub-theme
  2. sub-themes
  3. sub-titler
  4. sub-tropical
  5. sub-tropicals
  6. sub-zero
  7. sub.
  8. sub4sub
  9. Suba
  10. Suba Poblacion
  11. Subabasbas

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