cryodetector

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noun

Any of several devices that detect something by measuring small differences in very low temperatures

OriginEnglish detector ← Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os) →
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Meanings

nouncryodetector (plural cryodetectors)

plural cryodetectors

  1. natural sciencesAny of several devices that detect something by measuring small differences in very low temperatures

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Englishdetector
  4. Englishcryodetector

From cryo- + detector.

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APA

cryodetector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodetector

MLA

“cryodetector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodetector. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryodetector,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodetector.

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