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subfreezing

subfreezing adjective: colder than the freezing point of water; below zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Adjective

subfreezing (not comparable)

  1. Colder than the freezing point of water; below zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • The arctic cold front brought subfreezing temperatures, snow, freezing rain and treacherous driving conditions.
    • A subfreezing December 1955 wind blows whistle steam past cab as J-5a 5439 with the Queen City yells for a Dayton (O.) crossing.1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 20 (photo caption)

Origin of subfreezing

From sub- + freezing.

Questions about subfreezing

What does subfreezing mean?
Subfreezing means colder than the freezing point of water; below zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
What part of speech is subfreezing?
Subfreezing is an adjective.

Words near subfreezing in the dictionary

  1. subfranchisers
  2. subfranchises
  3. subfranchising
  4. subfranchisor
  5. subfranchisors
  6. subfreezing
  7. subfrequencies
  8. subfrequency
  9. subfreshman
  10. subfreshmen
  11. subfrontal

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