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单词 cryogenic
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cryogenicadj.

Brit. /ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌkraɪoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cryo- comb. form, -genic comb. form.
Etymology: < cryo- comb. form + -genic comb. form, after cryogen n.
Relating to or involving the production or use of temperatures below those of conventional refrigeration, typically involving a liquefied gas such as helium or nitrogen.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > relating to use of very low temperatures
cryogenic1896
1896 Proc. Chem. Soc. 11 222 Professor Kamerlingh Onnes, of Leiden, has used the regenerative principle in the construction of the cooling circuits in his cryogenic laboratory.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 287 Within recent years several special cryogenic laboratories have been established.
1933 Discovery Mar. 70/1 The ultimate liquid of all low-temperature or ‘cryogenic’ work—liquid helium.
1960 Guardian 15 June 6/2 My husband earns his living as a cryogenic physicist.
1974 R. Hawkey & R. Bingham Wild Card ix. 95 If he builds a cryogenic tank into the spacecraft, it'll rupture on explosion.
1995 New Scientist 4 Mar. 34/2 It worked only at cryogenic temperatures, and even then could only generate brief spurts of light.
2002 C. James Meat Refrigeration vii. 144 Cryogenic freezing is mainly used for small products such as burgers, ready meals, and so on.

Derivatives

cryoˈgenically adv. by cryogenic means; cf. cryonically adv. at cryonic adj. Derivatives.
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1961 Science 20 Oct. 1184/3 This gas is awkward to store, either cryogenically or as a compressed gas.
1974 Nature 19 Apr. 666/1 A three-stage differentially and cryogenically pumped vacuum system.
1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 84/3 When Arnold died, his grieving master had him cryogenically frozen.
2003 Pop. Sci. May 102 wire was designed to study galaxies with a cryogenically cooled infrared telescope.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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