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subzero

subzero adjective: less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.

Adjective

subzero (not comparable)

  1. Less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.
    • More than half of all Americans will experience subzero wind chills in the next week.2026 January 24, “January 23, 2026 — Winter storm begins, bringing ice, heavy snow to much of the US”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026

Forms of subzero

alternative formsub-zero

Origin of subzero

From sub- + zero.

Words that rhyme with subzero

Questions about subzero

What does subzero mean?
Subzero means less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.
What part of speech is subzero?
Subzero is an adjective.

Words near subzero in the dictionary

  1. subxiphoidal
  2. subxyphoid
  3. subyearling
  4. subyearlings
  5. subz
  6. subzero
  7. subzi
  8. subzis
  9. subzonal
  10. subzone
  11. subzones

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