dewar
A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their…A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.
Meaning
1 sensesA vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.
- Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
- vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Translations
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Named after British physicist and chemist James Dewar, its inventor.Named after British physicist and chemist James Dewar, its inventor.
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Forms
plural: dewarsSynonyms
11 synonyms- Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923):Sir James Dewar
- vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments:Dewar flask
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