(ていおん)

ていおん
noun
low temperature
1. low temperature
A temperature that is low, whether of the air, an object, or a process. The antonym of 高温(こうおん) (high temperature). Common in weather, food storage, cooking, and scientific contexts.
低温(ていおん)保存(ほぞん)する。
Store at a low temperature.
この材料(ざいりょう)低温(ていおん)(よわ)い。
This material is vulnerable to low temperatures.
低温(ていおん)調理(ちょうり)は、(にく)(やわ)らかく仕上(しあ)げるのに()いている。
Low-temperature cooking is well suited to making meat tender.

The antonym of 高温(こうおん) (high temperature). Frequent in food storage, scientific, and weather contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 低温(ていおん)保存(ほぞん): low-temperature storage
  • 低温(ていおん)調理(ちょうり): low-temperature (sous-vide) cooking
  • 低温(ていおん)注意(ちゅうい): caution against low temperatures

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 高温(こうおん): high temperature — the direct antonym
  • (つめ)たい: cold — an adjective describing things that feel cold to the touch