subzero

/ sʌbˈzɪərəʊ /

adjective

1. (esp of temperature) lower or less than zero

Example Sentences

At first, you’ll delight in the can-do energy of a crew of oddballs goofing around in subzero conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

This year the deaths of three dogs during the race — and five more during training — have refocused attention on the darker side of Alaska’s state sport and raised questions about the ethics of asking animals to pull a heavy sled for hundreds of miles in subzero temperatures.

From Seattle Times

“Subzero” interest, he long has insisted.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike a space heater, a heat pump extracts heat from outside air, even in subzero temperatures, and then runs it through a compressor, which makes it even hotter, before pumping it indoors.

From New York Times

According to court records, a patient “managed to wander into the Center’s fertility clinic through an unsecured doorway. The patient then entered the cryogenic nursery and removed several embryos. The subzero temperatures at which the embryos had been stored freeze-burned the patient’s hand causing the patient to drop the embryos on the floor, killing them.”

From Los Angeles Times