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

The processor will be installed alongside partner solutions that include a refrigerator from cryogenics company Zero Point and software from QuantrolOx, a University of Oxford spinout.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

The first contains what we have to assume is Jeffrey Epstein’s brain, based on what the episode has reminded us was his obsession with cryogenics and the possibility of being reanimated long after his death.

From Slate • May 28, 2020

I worked with your father for the better part of a year, trying to smooth out some wrinkles in the cryogenics and life-support systems needed for longer, deep Space voyages.

From The Mantooth by Leadem, Christopher