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cryophysics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

From cryo- + physics.

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kylmäfysiikka — the physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures
  • Finnish: kryofysiikka — the physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures
  • Galician: criofísica — the physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures
  • Italian: criofisica — the physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures
  • Russian: криофизика (kriofizika) — the physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures