cascade method

proper noun

A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by using the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesA method of attaining successively lower temperatures by using the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on.
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APA

cascade method. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascade%20method

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“cascade method.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascade%20method. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cascade method,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascade%20method.

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