cryostat

noun

cryo·stat | \ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat

Definition of cryostat

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

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A superconducting coil being lowered into its cryostat, as part of the R&D for the ITER project. — John Borland, WIRED, "Fusion Research is Another U.S. Budget Casualty," 27 Dec. 2007

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The first known use of cryostat was in 1900

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cryostat

noun

cryo·stat | \ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat

Medical Definition of cryostat

: 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