sifar mutlak

Malay

Etymology

Compound of sifar (“zero”) +‎ mutlak (“absolute”), calque of English absolute zero.

Noun

sifar mutlak (informal 1st possessive sifar mutlakku, 2nd possessive sifar mutlakmu, 3rd possessive sifar mutlaknya)

1. (thermodynamics) absolute zero: The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; total absence of heat; temperature at which motion of all molecules would cease.

Synonyms

• nol mutlak (Indonesian)

Further reading

• “sifar mutlak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.