English Explanatory Dictionary

refrigeration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

refrigeration refrigerations

Etymology

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

Derived words

autorefrigeration nonrefrigeration overrefrigeration refrigerational refrigeration ton ton of refrigeration
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