cuvette

noun

cu·​vette kyü-ˈvet 

: a small often transparent laboratory vessel (such as a tube)

Examples of cuvette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Note: the biggest fell, its gradient and shape – geological cuvette, to be accurate – is most important in this scenario. —Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, diminutive of cuve tub, from Latin cupa — more at hive

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cuvette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Medical Definition

cuvette

noun

cu·​vette kyü-ˈvet 

: a small often transparent laboratory vessel (as a tube)