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From Frenchcuvette(bowl, washbasin), diminutive of cuve(tank, tub), from Latin cupa; used in Swedish since 1691 (kuvette), 1832 (kuvett), 1874 (kyvett).
Noun
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(chemistry) a cuvette; a container with vertical walls, made from plastic, glass or quartz, used in spectography
(photography) an upright standing container of glass for the silver nitrate solution, into which a photographic glass plate is dipped and soaked (stående kyvett)
(photography) a dish; a horizontal, flat, rectangular bowl, used when developing prints (liggande kyvett)
(dentistry) a thick metall (brass) bowl used for molding with plaster