cryostat
noun
cryostat is spelled C-R-Y-O-S-T-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryostat means “A device used to maintain a constant low temperature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryostat is cryostats.
How many letters and syllables are in cryostat?
| Letters | 8: C-R-Y-O-S-T-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cryostat?
Cryostat appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cryostat?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cryostat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cryostat
- cryostats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryostat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to maintain a constant low temperature.
- 2
A microtome held at a constant low temperature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cryostat come from?
From cryo- + -stat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).