absolute zero

NOUN

lowest temperature

Synonyms

WEAK

absence of heat zero degrees Kelvin zero kelvins

Example Sentences

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The approach provides a distinct advantage: 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

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

They tested the system on an ultrathin sample of BSCCO, cooling it to near absolute zero so it would enter its superconducting state.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

The ground state represents the lowest possible energy configuration of a system, and at absolute zero temperature every system exists in this state.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

On the other hand, Kelvin’s discovery of absolute zero told physicists what they couldn’t do.

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