refrigeration

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process of preserving something by cooling.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

Synonyms

infrigidation

refrigerate

chill-proofing

cold-storage

refrigerated storage

cooling system

Frequency

31k
Etymology

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

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