ultracold
adjective
ul·tra·cold
ˌəl-trə-ˈkōld 
: having a very low temperature : extremely or extraordinarily cold
ultracold liquid nitrogen
ultracold temperatures
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Its infrared sensors, its ultracold location in space, and its sunshield — which blocks the light of the sun, moon and Earth — are uniquely suited to resolve the first galaxies and their stars.
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Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Their experiments involved shooting photons through a cloud of ultracold rubidium atoms and measuring the resulting degree of atomic excitation.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024
The most precise and accurate atomic clock in the world, the ultracold strontium clock at JILA in Boulder, is like a stopwatch that can count the billionths of a nanosecond, or 18 digits past the decimal point.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
But for now, shipment and long-term preservation still require ultracold temperatures, posing logistical challenges in some countries.
—Nicole Lurie, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2021
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Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Their experiments involved shooting photons through a cloud of ultracold rubidium atoms and measuring the resulting degree of atomic excitation.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024
The most precise and accurate atomic clock in the world, the ultracold strontium clock at JILA in Boulder, is like a stopwatch that can count the billionths of a nanosecond, or 18 digits past the decimal point.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
But for now, shipment and long-term preservation still require ultracold temperatures, posing logistical challenges in some countries.
—Nicole Lurie, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2021
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“Ultracold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultracold. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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