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subfreezing en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English freezing English subfreezing From sub- + freezing.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Colder than the freezing point of water; below zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • The arctic cold front brought subfreezing temperatures, snow, freezing rain and treacherous driving conditions.
    • A subfreezing December 1955 wind blows whistle steam past cab as J-5a 5439 with the Queen City yells for a Dayton (O.) crossing. 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 20 (photo caption)