cryogenic
pronunciation
How to pronounce cryogenic in British English:
UK [ˌkraɪəˈdʒenɪk]
How to pronounce cryogenic in American English:
US [ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to very low temperatures
Word Origin
- cryogenic (adj.)
- 1902, from cryogen "freezing mixture" (1875), from cryo- "freezing" + -genic "having to do with production" (see genus). Related: Cryogenics (1958).
Example
- 1. Potential applications of the phenomenon include energy-efficient lighting and cryogenic refrigeration .
- 2. Perhaps such an artificial cryogenic life form would just love to feast on arsenic .
- 3. Chart industries offers a solution for nearly every cryogenic application on the market today .
- 4. Some experts thought the bat may have been frozen in place because of the cryogenic temperatures , but it changed position every now and then .
- 5. This equates to an unprecedented 17.6:1 deep-throttling capability , which means this cryogenic engine can quickly throttle up and down .