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Where does “cryopump” come from?

cryopump (English) comes from English pump, from Middle English pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

cryopump (English): A vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by...

Definitions

  1. A vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by...

Ancestry of “cryopump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumpA device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
2Middle Englishpumpe—
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
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