1. zero, absolute From several considerations it is believed that at a certain temperature the molecules of all bodies would touch each other, their kinetic motion would cease, and there would be no heat. This temperature is the absolute zero. It is put at -273° C. (-459° F.)
[Transcriber's note; The modern value is 0° Kelvin, -273.15° C, or -459.67° F. The lowest reported temperature observed is 1E-10° K.]
Definitions of zero, absolute
