cuvette
- noun
- /kjuːˈvɛt/
- Specialized
:
cuvette
- The researcher placed the solution in a cuvette to measure its absorbance at various wavelengths.
Examples
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For all measurements, a 2-mm path length quartz cuvette was used.
Academic text (2018) -
All samples were diluted with DI water in a volume ratio of 1:3 in a 10-mm cuvette.
Academic text (2018) -
The entire liquid was then transferred to a cuvette.
Academic text (2010) -
The other thing is all these cuvettes have a fill line.
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Immediately following this step, 2 mL of the pyridine layer (which has developed a red color) is removed and transferred to a 1-centimeter glass cuvette.
Academic text (2003) -
The cuvettes contain phenyl-capped CdSe crystallites of differing sizes dissolved in 4-ethylpyridine.
Academic text (1993) -
The probe beam was focused by a 150-mm spherical mirror to a sample where it overlaps with the excitation beam, while the reference beam was directed to a path outside the cuvette with the sample.
Academic text (2018) -
The FiltravetteT is a small cuvette with a filter membrane (0.45-pin pore size) at the bottom; it enables filtration and measurements of light development at the same time.
Academic text (2006) -
The leaves in the cuvette were exposed to ambient CO2 concentration 350 μmol mol-1, relative humidity, and temperature about 25°C.
Academic text (2015) -
In the laboratory, a spectrophotometer was carefully calibrated using a cuvette filled with a clear liquid sample.
Synonyms
28
8.5
A glass container with marked lines for measuring liquids
18
2.8
A small glass tube closed at one end used in labs to hold, heat, or mix liquids
A small jar that holds liquids like oil or water
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
cuvette = cuve + ette
The suffix '-ette' conveys smallness (a small container), aiding understanding, but the root is a non‑English borrowing so the exact laboratory sense is not fully predictable from components alone.
Etymology
The word cuvette comes from the French cuve meaning 'vat' or 'tub' and the ending -ette meaning 'small', so it literally means a 'small tub'. In a lab, a cuvette is a tiny clear container for liquid samples, which fits the original idea of a little vessel for holding fluid.