Dewar
Translation of "dewar" into Russian
Dewar
NounUK
/ˈdjuːə/
US
/ˈduːər/
Dewar
Dewars pl
The scientist carefully poured the liquid nitrogen into the Dewar.
Учёный осторожно налил жидкий азот в дьюар.
Definitions
Dewar
NounUK
/ˈdjuːə/
US
/ˈduːər/
A double-walled flask of metal or silvered glass with a vacuum between the walls, used to hold liquids at well below ambient temperature.
The scientist carefully poured the liquid nitrogen into the Dewar to keep it cold during the experiment.
Dewar
AdjectiveUK
/ˈdjuːə/
US
/ˈduːər/
Relating to or employing a vacuum-insulated Dewar flask.
Liquid helium was transferred using a Dewar transfer line.
Dewar
Proper nounUK
/ˈdjuːə/
US
/ˈduːər/
The surname of Sir James Dewar (1842–1923), a Scottish chemist and physicist who invented the vacuum flask.
Dewar demonstrated his innovative flask to the Royal Institution in 1892.