supercold
Beyond merely freezing
Supercold means extremely cold, intensifying the base adjective: It's supercold outside—wear your heavy coat.
In scientific contexts, supercold describes temperatures approaching absolute zero, where matter exhibits unusual quantum properties like superfluidity or superconductivity.
The casual and technical uses share the sense of cold taken to an extreme.
Cryogenic form of air's main component
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
cryosurgery · cryoprobe · cryotherapy · cryobiology · superconductor · flash freezing · liquefaction · absolute zero
Between celestial bodies
- deep spaceRemote regions beyond planets
- voidWithout legal effect
- absolute zeroTheoretical minimum temperature
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
Of extreme northern cold
frosty · bitter · biting · numbing · wintry · gelid · hypothermic · windchill
Involuntary bodily trembling
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- chilledMade or kept cold
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- teeth chatteringInvoluntary jaw trembling
bone-chilling · frozen stiff · raw · piercing · cutting · bracing · nipping · tingling
liquid nitrogen
Cryogenic form of air's main component
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
vitrification · cryosurgery · cryoprobe · cryotherapy · cryobiology · superconductor · flash freezing · liquefaction · absolute zero · cryogen
interstellar
Between celestial bodies
- deep spaceRemote regions beyond planets
- voidWithout legal effect
- absolute zeroTheoretical minimum temperature
dark matter · nebulae · outer space · vacuum · stellar nursery
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
icy · frosty · bitter · biting · numbing · wintry · gelid · hypothermic · windchill · frostbite
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- chilledMade or kept cold
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
teeth chattering · bone-chilling · frozen stiff · raw · piercing · cutting · bracing · nipping · tingling · blanched