coldness

Definition

The relative lack of heat.

Etymology

From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).

Example Sentences

• "The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature."
• "(article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies."
• "This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature."