Word Study
cuvette
CIDE DICTIONARY
cuvette, n. [F., dim. of cuve a tub.].
- A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table. [1913 Webster]
- A cunette.
- A small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer."The shape and materials vary; for ultraviolet spectrometry, quartz is typically used. For visible-light spectrometry, plastic cuvettes may be employed. Occasionally, small vessels used for other laboratory purposes are called
cuvettes. " [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cuvette, n. a shallow vessel for liquid.
Etymology
F, dimin. of cuve cask f. L cupa
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