"sub-zero" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: 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: 32 68 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with sub-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75

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