低温

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 低温 is read as ていおん and is a noun for a low temperature or a condition maintained at low temperature.
• Basic usage: Storing a specimen at low temperature appears in 試料を低温で保存する, while stating that a device stops in a low-temperature environment appears in 低温環境では停止する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 冷たい
  • 低温 denotes an objectively low temperature rather than a cold sensation.