"sub-zero" meaning in English

See sub-zero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From sub- + zero. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|zero}} sub- + zero Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sub-zero (not comparable)
  1. (of a temperature) below 0°C; freezing cold Tags: not-comparable Translations ((of a temperature) below 0°C): تَحْتَ الصِّفْر (taḥta ṣ-ṣifr) (Arabic), ніжэ́й нуля́ (nižéj nuljá) (Belarusian), мінусавы́ (minusavý) (Belarusian), отрица́телен (otricátelen) (Bulgarian), под ну́лата (pod núlata) (Bulgarian), 零下 (língxià) (Chinese Mandarin), pod nulou (Czech), au-dessous de zéro (French), unter Null (German), sub zero (Ido), sotto zero (Italian), 氷点下 (hyōtenka) (alt: ひょうてんか) (Japanese), 零下 (reika) (alt: れいか) (Japanese), 영하 (yeongha) (alt: 零下) (Korean), 령하 (ryeongha) (alt: 零下) [North-Korea] (Korean), minusgrader [masculine, plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), poniżej zera (Polish), ни́же нуля́ (níže nuljá) (Russian), минусово́й (minusovój) (Russian), pod nulou (Slovak), bajo cero (Spanish), ни́жче нуля́ (nýžče nuljá) (Ukrainian), мінусо́вий (minusóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sub-zero-en-adj-SQScNrEc Disambiguation of '(of a temperature) below 0°C': 59 41
  2. (US, of a temperature) below 0°F (−18°C) Tags: US, not-comparable Categories (topical): Zero
    Sense id: en-sub-zero-en-adj-ypnHCpxq Disambiguation of Zero: 37 63 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 22 78
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