# zero-point

**Pronunciation:** ZERO-POINT

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Zero-point means associated with zero on any scale, but particularly with a temperature of absolute zero.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as zero-point.
- A zero-point tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became zero-point after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- zero-point + noun — Use zero-point before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a zero-point reaction.
- become zero-point — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became zero-point near the end.

## Collocations

- zero-point behavior — The teacher calmly handled the zero-point behavior.
- zero-point tone — The email had an zero-point tone.

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