cryonicsn.

Brit.

/krʌɪˈɒnɪks/, U.S.

/ˌkraɪˈɑnɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: cryonic adj.

Etymology: < cryonic adj.: see -ic suffix 2.

With singular agreement. The practice or technique of cryogenically preserving a person's body with the aim of reviving it in the future; esp. the cryogenic preservation of a person with an incurable disease until such time as a cure is found. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > practise of deep-freezing corpse for later revival > [noun]

cryonics1966

cryogenics1967

1966 Galaxy Mag. Aug. 85/2 (advt.) Immortality is within your grasp. The Cryonics Society of New York Inc. is the leading non-profit organization in the field of cryogenic interment.

1977 C. D. Simak Heritage of Stars 183 You read what was written about going to the stars centuries before there was any possibility of going to the stars... You read about cryonics: freezing the passengers and then reviving them.

1991 Premiere Oct. 39/2 A ‘visionary’ doctor uses them as guinea pigs in a cryonics experiment.

2000 S. Bellow Ravelstein 215 ‘And how do you figure’? ‘Through cryonics,’ she said. ‘A person lets himself be frozen and stored. A century later they thaw him or her back to life.’

Derivatives

cryˈonicist n. a person who advocates or practises cryonics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > practise of deep-freezing corpse for later revival > [noun] > one who

cryogenicist1954

cryonicist1968

1968 Newsweek 12 Aug. 29/3 Cryonicists hope that..someday whole bodies may be brought back to life.

1988 Los Angeles Times 17 Jan. i. 3/1 The cryonicists..say that the coroner's tests would harm the head beyond hope of resurrection.

2008 Guardian 14 Feb. (Technology section) 1/4 Can a cryosuspended brain, warmed and revived, retain the memories and personality of its owner? Until this is proven..cryonicists don't know if they're mad or prescient.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cryonics
释义	cryonicsn. Brit. /krʌɪˈɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌkraɪˈɑnɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: cryonic adj. Etymology: < cryonic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. With singular agreement. The practice or technique of cryogenically preserving a person's body with the aim of reviving it in the future; esp. the cryogenic preservation of a person with an incurable disease until such time as a cure is found. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > practise of deep-freezing corpse for later revival > [noun] cryonics1966 cryogenics1967 1966 Galaxy Mag. Aug. 85/2 (advt.) Immortality is within your grasp. The Cryonics Society of New York Inc. is the leading non-profit organization in the field of cryogenic interment. 1977 C. D. Simak Heritage of Stars 183 You read what was written about going to the stars centuries before there was any possibility of going to the stars... You read about cryonics: freezing the passengers and then reviving them. 1991 Premiere Oct. 39/2 A ‘visionary’ doctor uses them as guinea pigs in a cryonics experiment. 2000 S. Bellow Ravelstein 215 ‘And how do you figure’? ‘Through cryonics,’ she said. ‘A person lets himself be frozen and stored. A century later they thaw him or her back to life.’ Derivatives cryˈonicist n. a person who advocates or practises cryonics. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > practise of deep-freezing corpse for later revival > [noun] > one who cryogenicist1954 cryonicist1968 1968 Newsweek 12 Aug. 29/3 Cryonicists hope that..someday whole bodies may be brought back to life. 1988 Los Angeles Times 17 Jan. i. 3/1 The cryonicists..say that the coroner's tests would harm the head beyond hope of resurrection. 2008 Guardian 14 Feb. (Technology section) 1/4 Can a cryosuspended brain, warmed and revived, retain the memories and personality of its owner? Until this is proven..cryonicists don't know if they're mad or prescient. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966
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