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cryogenics

[krahy-uh-jen-iks]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of physics that deals with very low temperatures.
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Origin of cryogenics

First recorded in 1895–1900; cryo- + -gen(ic) + -ics
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British Dictionary definitions for cryogenics

cryogenics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the production of very low temperatures and the phenomena occurring at these temperatures
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Derived Formscryogenic, adjective
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cryogenics in Science

cryogenics

[krī′ə-jĕn′ĭks]
  1. The scientific study of how matter behaves at very low temperatures, sometimes approaching absolute zero, and how such temperatures can be achieved and maintained. See also superconductivity superfluid.
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cryogenics in Culture

cryogenics

[(kreye-uh-jen-iks)]

The branch of technology concerned with the behavior of materials at very low temperatures, particularly temperatures near absolute zero.

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