cuvette

American  

[koo-vet, kyoo-] / kuˈvɛt, kyu- /

noun

1. Also called chevee.  Also a gemstone with a raised, cameolike figure or design carved on its hollowed surface.

2. Chemistry. a tube or vessel used in laboratory experimentation.

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cuvette British  

/ kjuːˈvɛt /

noun

1. a shallow dish or vessel for holding liquid

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Etymology

Origin of cuvette

1670–80; < French, diminutive of cuve vat ≪ Latin cūpa. See cup, -ette

Example Sentences

The Council of Ministers said weeks of heavy rains in Likouala, La Cuvette and Plateaux territories have destroyed homes and infrastructure.

From Seattle Times

The park in central Congo’s Cuvette Centrale also sits on peatlands that scientists say could release massive quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmsophere if disturbed.

From Reuters

Congo, Africa’s leading copper producer, has long aimed to boost its oil sector and is believed to have sizeable reserves in the Cuvette Centrale and near its border with Uganda, but output has remained flat at about 25,000 barrels per day.

From Reuters

The park in central Congo’s Cuvette Centrale also sits on peatlands that scientists say could release massive quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmsophere if disturbed.

From Reuters

Congo, Africa’s leading copper producer, has long aimed to boost its oil sector and is believed to have sizeable reserves in the Cuvette Centrale and near its border with Uganda, but output has remained flat at about 25,000 barrels per day.

From Reuters