cryostat

[ krahy-uh-stat ]
/ ˈkraɪ əˌstæt /

noun

an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.

Origin of cryostat

First recorded in 1910–15; cryo- + -stat

OTHER WORDS FROM cryostat

cry·o·stat·ic, adjective

Words nearby cryostat

cryoprotectant, cryoprotein, cryoscope, cryoscopy, cryostasis, cryostat, cryosurgery, cryotherapy, cryotolerant, cryotron, crypt

British Dictionary definitions for cryostat

cryostat
/ (ˈkraɪəˌstæt) /

noun

an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature