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cryogenics
[ krahy-uh-jen-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the branch of physics that deals with very low temperatures.
cryogenics
/ ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with the production of very low temperatures and the phenomena occurring at these temperatures
cryogenics
/ krī′ə-jĕn′ĭks /
- 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
cryogenics
- The branch of technology concerned with the behavior of materials at very low temperatures, particularly temperatures near absolute zero .
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Derived Forms
- ˌcryoˈgenic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cryogenics1
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