cuvette

[ koo-vet, kyoo- ]

/ kuˈvɛt, kyu- /

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noun

Also curvette. Also called chevee. a gemstone with a raised, cameolike figure or design carved on its hollowed surface.

Chemistry. a tube or vessel used in laboratory experimentation.

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Origin of cuvette

1670–80; <French, diminutive of cuve vat ≪ Latin cūpa.See cup, -ette

Words nearby cuvette

cutwater, cutwork, cutworm, cuve, cuvée, cuvette, Cuvier, Cuxhaven, Cuyabá, Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyp

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How to use cuvette in a sentence

The cuvette is then raised by means of a crane, and lifted over the casting table.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various
Each workman dips his ladle only three times, and empties its contents into the cuvette.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
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 Ure
La cuvette de zinc avait été garnie de bouts de corde déchiquetés, en telle sorte qu'elle pouvait encore parfaitement servir.
Histoires grises|E. Edouard Tavernier

Cuvette, kv-et′, n. a trench sunk along the middle of a dry ditch or moat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

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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