cryogenics

[krahy-uh-jen-iks]

cry·o·gen·ics

[krahy-uh-jen-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with very low temperatures.

Origin:
1955–60; cryo- + -genics
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cryogenics (ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the production of very low temperatures and the phenomena occurring at these temperatures
 
cryo'genic
 
adj

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cryogenics   (krī'ə-jěn'ĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of how matter behaves at very low temperatures, sometimes approaching absolute zero, and how such temperatures can be achieved and maintained. See also superconductivity, superfluid.
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cryogenics [(kreye-uh-jen-iks)]

The branch of technology concerned with the behavior of materials at very low temperatures, particularly temperatures near absolute zero.

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