English Explanatory Dictionary

Einstein refrigerator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An absorption refrigerator that has no moving parts, operates at constant pressure, and requires only a heat source to operate.

Word forms

Einstein refrigerator Einstein refrigerators

Etymology

It was jointly invented in 1926 by Albert Einstein and his former student Leó Szilárd.

Synonyms

Einstein-Szilárd refrigerator
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