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dewar

/ˈdjuː.ər/

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noun

/ˈdjuː.ər/C1formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее вакуумный сосуд, предназначенный для хранения сжиженных газов, таких как жидкий воздух или гелий, для научных экспериментов, названный в честь его изобретателя, шотландского химика и физика сэра Джеймса Дьюара.

A proper noun referring to a vacuum flask designed to hold liquefied gases such as liquid air or helium for scientific experiments, named after its inventor, the Scottish chemist and physicist Sir James Dewar.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Vacuum flask for cryogenicsC1formalscientific

    A double-walled container with a vacuum between the walls, used to store extremely cold liquids like liquid air or helium for scientific experiments.

    ruСосуд Дьюара

    • The laboratory uses a Dewar to store liquid nitrogen for the experiment.
    • He carefully transferred the liquid helium into the Dewar flask.
    • The Dewar maintained the cryogenic temperature for several hours.

    Synonymsdewar flaskvacuum bottlevacuum flask

  2. C2formalbritish

    Sir James Dewar (1842–1923), a Scottish chemist and physicist known for his pioneering work in cryogenics and for inventing the vacuum flask that bears his name.

    ruДьюар

    • Dewar's research on low-temperature physics was groundbreaking.
    • The Dewar flask was invented by Sir James Dewar in 1892.
    • Many of Dewar's contributions to cryogenics are still used today.
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