cryogenic

CEFRC1

/ˌkɹaɪoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to extremely low temperatures.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.

Examples

  • I want to be put into cryogenic sleep.

  • He wrote the article "Interstellar Voyages with Passengers in Cryogenic Suspension."

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkɹaɪəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Quick as a mongoose, the man with the glass eye darts in, yanks the aluminum case out of the cryogenic cylinder, tosses it to Y.T.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The lab stored the samples at blank temperatures using liquid nitrogen.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From cryo- + -genic.