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 mind-body solution: Fall, the latest novel from Neal Stephenson, exists in a near future where self-driving cars are the norm and cryogenics is completely workable.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2019

The time had come, in the O.S.G.I's, where all those people in cryogenics were awakened.

From Scorched Earth by Petrovic, Walter D.