refrigeration

CEFRB2

/rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of keeping food or drinks cold.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

Examples

  • Damiano stole some ice cream from the refrigeration unit.

  • The accident was caused by a fault in the refrigeration system of the appliance.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.

  2. The process of preserving something by cooling.

More examples

In context

  • Tom doesn't believe in refrigeration.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The invention of modern blank allowed people to keep milk and meat fresh for weeks at a time.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.