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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


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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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