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cryostat

[ krahy-uh-stat ]

noun

  1. an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.


cryostat

/ ˈkraɪəˌstæt /

noun

  1. an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • cryo·static adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryostat1

First recorded in 1910–15; cryo- + -stat

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