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

Other Words From

• cryo·static adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryostat¹

First recorded in 1910–15; cryo- + -stat