ˈd(y)üə(r), -u̇ə- noun
or dewar flask or dewar vessel
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: after Sir James Dewar died 1923 Scottish chemist and physicist who invented it
: a usually glass or metal container with at least two walls that has the space between the walls evacuated so as to prevent the transfer of heat, often has a coating (as silvering) on the inside to reduce radiation, and is used especially for storing liquefied gases (as liquid air) or for investigations at low temperatures — compare vacuum bottle