Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, liquid nitrogen, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also, according to the particular shape, Dewar bulb, Dewar tube, etc.

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  • noun A glass or metal double-walled flask for holding a liquid without much loss or gain of heat; a vacuum bottle or thermos. Generally used for scientific purposes and in particular for cryogenic work.

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  • noun Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
  • noun vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments

Etymologies

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Named for James Dewar, who is credited with its invention.

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Examples

  • What Dewar is calling for is already the law in Germany and in the US: there is a legal obligation on the part of those states to come to the aid of their citizens abroad.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar is drafting a bill that would make government and responsible ministers accountable when Canadian citizens like Suaad Hagi Mohamud are mistreated by Canadian officials abroad or by foreign governments.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • NDP Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar is on top of it, and, if the Liberals really want to take the high road on this, they should simply support his bill.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • The arena wasn't totally without fans when his impromptu postgame show started - see, the postgame hangout of choice at AmericanAirlines Arena is called the Dewar's Clubhouse, which stays open for about an hour after Heat games.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • But the Dewar was a shrewd judge of character, and he saw in the mage's thin lips, gaunt face, and cold eyes a ruthless desire for power that he could both trust and understand.

    War of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1986

  • But the Dewar was a shrewd judge of character, and he saw in the mage's thin lips, gaunt face, and cold eyes a ruthless desire for power that he could both trust and understand.

    War of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1986

  • Maybe you think Dr. Dewar is not good enough to have the honour of meeting with the like of you.

    Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891

  • He held out his glass with about half the lemonade in it, and H.O. generously filled up the tumbler out of the bottle, labelled Dewar's whisky.

    The Wouldbegoods 1891

  • He pointed to a bottle labelled Dewar's whisky, which stood on the table near the spirit-kettle.

    The Wouldbegoods 1891

  • The steins are made from a piece of lab equipment known as a Dewar flask.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

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