noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures. uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures wordnet
3. 3
   The scientific study of low-temperature phenomena. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

absolute zeroacousticsadiabatic absorptionadiabatic demagnetizationadiabatic expansionaerophysics

Etymology

From cryogen + -ics.

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