subzero
Colder than ice
Subzero describes temperatures below zero degrees, whether Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on context: subzero temperatures, subzero wind chill.
The term emphasizes extreme cold: The explorers endured subzero conditions for weeks.
Figuratively, subzero can describe anything icily cold or hostile: a subzero reception.
Of extreme northern cold
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
icecap · taiga · boreal · alpine · winter · blizzard · snowstorm · icebound
Hanging frozen water spike
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
frostwork · ice fog · black ice · condensation · supercooled · flash freeze
Extremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- frostThin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
icy · chill · cold · gelid · thermometer · degrees · minus · negative
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
glacier · icecap · taiga · boreal · alpine · winter · blizzard · snowstorm · icebound · windchill
icicle
Hanging frozen water spike
hoarfrost · frostwork · ice fog · black ice · condensation · supercooled · flash freeze
freezing
Extremely cold
ice · icy · chill · cold · gelid · thermometer · degrees · minus · negative · below
hypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- layeringForming successive strata
insulation · shelter · warmth · windproof · thermal · antifreeze · deicing · heater · heated · bundled
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- "Sub-" wordssubway, subtract, subject, suburb, submit
- cold weathercold, freeze, frigid, bitter cold, cold snap
- Extreme Conditionsblizzard, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, heatwave
- extreme temperaturesfreezing, boiling, scorching, frigid, blazing
subzeroscorching
Extremely hot, burning
boiling · blazing · sweltering · blistering · searing
- subzero temperaturesBelow thirty-two Fahrenheit
- subzero tempsReadings below thirty-two Fahrenheit
- subzero survivalLiving through extreme cold
zero, sub, subside, cipher, submarine, zeros, zeroes, zeroed, zeroing