cuvette
[ koo-vet, kyoo- ]
/ kuˈvɛt, kyu- /
noun
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Example sentences from the Web for cuvette
Whenever the cuvette is set upon its carriage, it must be rapidly wheeled to its station near the crane.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreCuvette, kv-et′, n. a trench sunk along the middle of a dry ditch or moat.
The cuvette is then raised by means of a crane, and lifted over the casting table.
Each workman dips his ladle only three times, and empties its contents into the cuvette.
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British Dictionary definitions for cuvette
cuvette
/ (kjuːˈvɛt) /
noun
a shallow dish or vessel for holding liquid
Word Origin for cuvette
C17: from French, diminutive of cuve cask, from Latin cupa
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Medical definitions for cuvette
cuvette
[ kyōō′vĕt ]
n.
A small, transparent, often tubular laboratory vessel.
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