absolute zero

NOUN

lowest temperature

Synonyms

WEAK

absence of heat zero degrees Kelvin zero kelvins

Example Sentences

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When cooled to near absolute zero, the material can settle into any one of these configurations, producing a range of observed states that resemble the continuum seen in quantum spin liquids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Xanadu’s machines will be able to function at room temperature, eliminating the need for the bulky refrigerators needed to cool the components of most computers to absolute zero.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The discovery came from experiments using a quantum simulator cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

The team created a one dimensional quantum fluid made of strongly interacting atoms cooled to just a few nanokelvin above absolute zero.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

You can never cool an object to absolute zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife