zero-point energy

zero-point energy
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: energy remaining in a substance at the absolute zero of temperature

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/zear"oh poynt'/, Physics.
energy in a substance at the temperature of absolute zero.
[1930-35]

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zeˈro-point energy noun (physics)
Total energy at the absolute zero of temperature
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