absolute zero
Kelvin's starting point
Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature, the point at which molecular motion theoretically ceases: −273.15°C or −459.67°F or 0 on the Kelvin scale.
Nothing can be colder.
Figuratively, absolute zero describes a complete absence or rock bottom: My motivation is at absolute zero.
Extremely and intensely cold
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · freezing · chill · frost · hypothermia · frostbite · bitter cold · bone-chilling
Lowest possible energy configuration
- quantum fluctuationBrief energy variance in emptiness
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- third lawForces come in pairs
Kelvin scale · heat capacity · kinetic energy · molecular motion
Maintains cryogenic temperatures
- helium-3Light noble gas variant
- helium-4Stable helium isotope
- superfluidityQuantum state, zero viscosity
- superconductivityLossless current flow phenomenon
cryopreservation · liquefaction · Dewar flask · cryogen · cooling · refrigeration
Impossible to acquire
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
- lower boundMinimum possible value
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
Absence of any fault
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- cessationA full stopping
- motionlessnessTotal lack of movement
- voidWithout legal effect
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
arctic · polar · freezing · chill · frost · hypothermia · frostbite · bitter cold · bone-chilling · subzero
ground state
Lowest possible energy configuration
- quantum fluctuationBrief energy variance in emptiness
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
third law · Kelvin scale · heat capacity · kinetic energy · molecular motion
cryostat
Maintains cryogenic temperatures
- helium-3Light noble gas variant
- helium-4Stable helium isotope
- superfluidityQuantum state, zero viscosity
superconductivity · cryopreservation · liquefaction · Dewar flask · cryogen · cooling · refrigeration
unattainable
Impossible to acquire
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
- lower boundMinimum possible value
- unreachableCannot be accessed
impossible · threshold · boundary · nadir · floor · baseline
perfection
Absence of any fault
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- cessationA full stopping
- motionlessnessTotal lack of movement
void · emptiness · nothingness · complete stop · frozen in time
- Physical Constantsspeed of light, h, G, e, atomic mass unit
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- Heat & Temperaturethermometer, degree, Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
- math & science termspi, infinity, billion, million, trillion
- scientific phrasesbig bang, black hole, natural selection, climate change, genetic code
- heatheat transfer, thermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection
zero, absolute, absolutely, absolve, absolution, absoluteness, absolute value