subatmospheric

[ suhb-at-muhs-fer-ik, -feer- ]

adjective
  1. (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.

Origin of subatmospheric

1
First recorded in 1940–45; sub- + atmospheric

Words Nearby subatmospheric

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