cryostat

noun

cryo·​stat ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat 

: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C

cryostatic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈsta-tik 

adjective

Examples of cryostat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Poloidal Field Coil #6 is shown here inside its cooling cryostat. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2020

To provide electric power to the spinning cryostat and rotor magnets the prototype used a slip ring. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025

The next phase requires pumping the cryostat and vacuum vessel to create high-vacuum conditions. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026

The cryostat parts alone have taken 10 years to build, first in ITER partner India and then on site. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + -stat

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryostat

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat

Medical Definition

cryostat

noun

cryo·​stat ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat 

: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C (as by means of liquid helium)

especially : one containing a microtome for obtaining sections of frozen tissue

cryostatic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈstat-ik 

adjective