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dewar
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dewar has 2 senses
- dewar(n = noun.artifact) dewar flask - vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments; Array is a kind of vacuum bottle, vacuum flask
- dewar(n = noun.person) sir james dewar - Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923); Array is a kind of chemist, physicist
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dewar, n. Physics a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls to reduce the transfer of heat.
Etymology
Sir James Dewar, Brit. physicist d. 1923
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