cryogenics

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully pours liquid nitrogen into a container in a cryogenics lab.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The branch of physics dealing with very low temperatures: Cryogenics is the scientific study of the production, effects, and behavior of materials at extremely low temperatures, typically below -150°C (-238°F) or 123 K.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Advances in cryogenics have made the preservation of biological samples possible.
  • The laboratory specializes in cryogenics and superconductivity research.
  • He is writing his doctoral thesis on an application of cryogenics.

Advanced Usage

• "The field of cryogenics": A common phrase to specify this area of study.
  • The field of cryogenics has revolutionized medical imaging through MRI technology.

Variants and Related Words

• Cryogenic (adj): Of or relating to very low temperatures or cryogenics.
  • The experiment requires cryogenic liquids like liquid nitrogen.
• Cryogen (n): A substance used to produce very low temperatures.
• Cryonics (n): The practice of preserving a human body at extremely low temperatures after death in hope of future revival. (Note: This is a distinct, applied field often confused with the science of cryogenics).

Synonyms

• Low-temperature physics: A closely related term often used interchangeably with cryogenics.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cryogeny