˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

cryonics

[ krahy-on-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis ( def 1 ).


cryonics

/ °ì°ù²¹ÉªËˆÉ’²Ôɪ°ì²õ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦°ù²â·´Ç²Ôi³¦ adjective
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cryonics1

1965–70, Americanism; cryo- + -nics, on the model of bionics, electronics, etc.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

With advancements in cryonics and emerging technologies such as OrganEx, this is no longer just a science fiction hypothetical but a reality conceivable within our century.

From

She chronicles the gallows humor of gravediggers who buried their own mothers and the tempered optimism of cryonics operators tasked with keeping clients’ bodies frozen until science can bring them back to life.

From

"Epstein was also obsessed with cryonics, the transhumanist philosophy whose followers believe that people can be replicated or brought back to life after they are frozen," Brown writes.

From

Alcor, the most expensive and best-known cryonics company in the United States, said the pandemic forced it to cancel public tours of its Scottsdale operation.

From

The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences’s Pseudoscience Commission, Evgeny Alexandrov, described cryonics as “an exclusively commercial undertaking that does not have any scientific basisâ€, in comments to the Izvestia newspaper.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement