cryogenics

American  

[krahy-uh-jen-iks] / ˌkraɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics that deals with very low temperatures.

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cryogenics British  

/ ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks /

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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cryogenics Scientific  

/ 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.

2. See also superconductivity superfluid

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cryogenics Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• cryogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cryogenics

First recorded in 1895–1900; cryo- + -gen(ic) ( def. ) + -ics ( def. )

Example Sentences

So, the same researchers together with Zeiss Microscopy used a new FIB-SEM technique using cryogenics to increase stability of MOF composites.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

We had a shortage of drivers with the special training and certification to drive liquid cryogenics around.

From Scientific American • Mar. 28, 2022

Those looking to live for ever might be wise to book that cryogenics appointment, just in case.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2019

Archiving may not offer anything beyond regular cryogenics and reanimation, if they ever work.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2018

One of the most useful characteristics of the space program is that its needs "spread across the entire industrial spectrum—electronics, metals, fuels, ceramics, machinery, plastics, instruments, textiles, thermals, cryogenics, and a thousand other areas."

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.