Cryogenics
[krahy-uh-jen-iks] /ˌkraɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the branch of physics that deals with very low temperatures.
/ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) the branch of physics concerned with the production of very low temperatures and the phenomena occurring at these temperatures
cryogenics
(krī’ə-jěn’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, superfluid.
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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