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superinsulation [¦sü·pər‚in·sə′lā·shən]

(chemical engineering)

A multilayer insulation for cryogenic systems, composed of many floating radiation shields in an evacuated double-wall annulus, closely spaced but thermally separated by a poor-conducting fiber.

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