absolutt nullpunkt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt (“absolute”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

nullpunkt (“zero point”), from both Latin nūllus (“no one, none, no”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) *-nós (creates adverbs) and from Old Norse punktr, from Middle Low German punct, punt, from Latin pūnctum (“point, puncture, moment”), from pūnctus (“pricked, punctured”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, punch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absʊˈlʉt/, /apsʊˈlʉt/ IPA^(key): /ˈnʉlpʊŋt/

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• Rhymes: -ʊŋt
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧null‧punkt

Noun

absolutt nullpunkt n (definite singular absolutte nullpunktet, indefinite plural absolutte nullpunkt or absolutte nullpunkter, definite plural absolutte nullpunkta or absolutte nullpunktene)

1. (physics) absolute zero (the coldest possible temperature)

   det absolutte nullpunkt er 0 i Kelvin-skalaen, og −273.15 °C eller −459.67 °F i Celcius- og Fahrenheit-skalaene

   absolute zero is 0 in the Kelvin scale, and −273.15 ° C or −459.67 ° F in the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales

See also

• absolutt temperatur (“absolute temperature”)

References

• “absolutt nullpunkt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absolutt_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absolutt nullpunkt” in Store norske leksikon