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escala de temperatura absoluta; escala de temperaturas KelvinEnglish-Spanish dictionary of Geography > absolute temperature scale
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escala absoluta de temperaturaEnglish-Spanish dictionary of astronomy terms > absolute temperature scale
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'ziərəuplural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) cero2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) cero3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) hora cerozero n cerotr['zɪərəʊ]1 cerozero ['zi:ro, 'zɪro] vito zero in on : apuntar hacia, centrarse en (un problema, etc.)zero adj: cero, nulozero degrees: cero gradoszero opportunities: oportunidades nulasbelow zero: bajo ceron.• cero (Matemática) s.m.
I 'zɪrəʊ, 'ziː-, 'zɪərəʊa) ( number) cero myour chances of winning are zero — no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar, tus posibilidades de ganar son nulas; (before n)
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a) cero adj invzero gravity/visibility — gravedad f/visibilidad f nula
b) (colloq)Phrasal Verbs:['zɪǝrǝʊ]1.N(pl zeros or zeroes) cero mabsolute zero — cero m absoluto
5 o below zero — 5 grados bajo cero
2.CPD [altitude] cero; [interest, hope] * nulozero emissions NPL —
zero gravity N — gravedad f nula
zero growth N — crecimiento m cero
zero option N — opción f cero
zero rating N — tasa f cero
zero tolerance N —
a policy of zero tolerance — una política de mano dura (en el mantenimiento del orden público)
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I ['zɪrəʊ, 'ziː-, 'zɪərəʊ]a) ( number) cero myour chances of winning are zero — no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar, tus posibilidades de ganar son nulas; (before n)
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a) cero adj invzero gravity/visibility — gravedad f/visibilidad f nula
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absolute scale — noun a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees • Syn: ↑Kelvin scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale * * * noun : a temperature scale that is based on absolute zero and … Useful english dictionary
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absolute zero — the temperature of 273.16°C ( 459.69°F), the hypothetical point at which all molecular activity ceases. * * * Temperature at which a thermodynamic system (see thermodynamics) has the lowest energy, 0 kelvin (K). It corresponds to 459.67°F (… … Universalium
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absolute temperature scale — Also called the absolute scale temperature as measured on a scale in which the hypothetical lowest limit of physical temperature is assigned the value zero. The Kelvin scale is an example of the absolute temperature scale … Dictionary of automotive terms
absolute temperature scale — Thermodynam. temperature (absolute temperature) as measured on a scale in which the hypothetical lowest limit of physical temperatures is assigned the value zero (absolute zero), as the Kelvin scale. Also called absolute scale … Useful english dictionary
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