The lowest possible temperature, or absolute zero as it is called, is -459.67Â°F (-273.15Â°C). It is also called 0 kelvin, a scale with increments equivalent to degrees of Celsius, but which uses absolute zero rather than water's freezing point as its starting point. This is the point at which all atomic motion ceases.
[Middle English foundren, to sink to the ground, from Old French fondrer, from Vulgar Latin *funderÄre, from *fundus, *funder-, bottom, from Latin fundus, fund-.] Usage Note: The verbs founder and flounder are often confused. Founder comes from a Latin word meaning bottom (as in foundation) and originally referred to knocking enemies down; it is now also used to mean to fail utterly, collapse.. Flounder means to move clumsily, thrash about, and hence to proceed in confusion..
1. an object designed to prevent or slow the drift of a ship, attached to the ship by a line or chain; typically a metal, hook-like or plough-like object designed to grip the bottom under the body of water (but also see sea anchor).