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cuvette

cu·vette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koo-vet, kyoo-]
    • /kuˈvɛt, kyu-/
    • /kjuː.ˈvet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo-vet, kyoo-]
    • /kuˈvɛt, kyu-/

Definitions of cuvette word

  • noun cuvette a shallow dish or vessel for holding liquid 3
  • noun cuvette a small glass tube used in spectrometry and photometry 3
  • noun cuvette Also, curvette. Also called chevee. a gemstone with a raised, cameolike figure or design carved on its hollowed surface. 1
  • noun cuvette Chemistry. a tube or vessel used in laboratory experimentation. 1
  • noun cuvette A straight -sided, optically clear container for holding liquid samples in a spectrophotometer or other instrument. 1
  • noun cuvette a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table. 0

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Origin of cuvette

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < French, diminutive of cuve vat ≪ Latin cūpa. See cup, -ette

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Parts of speech for Cuvette

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cuvette popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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