cryostat

noun
cryo·​stat | \ ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat How to pronounce cryostat (audio) \

Definition of cryostat

: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C

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Other Words from cryostat

cryostatic \ ˌkrī-​ə-​ˈsta-​tik How to pronounce cryostatic (audio) \ adjective

Examples of cryostat in a Sentence

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A superconducting coil being lowered into its cryostat, as part of the R&D for the ITER project. John Borland, WIRED, "Fusion Research is Another U.S. Budget Casualty," 27 Dec. 2007

First Known Use of cryostat

1900, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryostat

cryo- + -stat

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cryostat

noun
cryo·​stat | \ ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat How to pronounce cryostat (audio) \

Medical Definition of cryostat

: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C (as by means of liquid helium) especially : one containing a microtome for obtaining sections of frozen tissue

Other Words from cryostat

cryostatic \ ˌkrī-​ə-​ˈstat-​ik How to pronounce cryostatic (audio) \ adjective