noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkuːlənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Coolant is used in car engines and industrial processes, where excess heat could cause machine damage.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he added more coolant to the car's radiator
the atomic reactor used a gas coolant
lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agent, fluid
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English cool Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English coolant From cool + -ant.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُبَرِّد
(mubarrid)
— a fluid
Bulgarian:
охлажда́щ аге́нт
(ohlaždášt agént)
— a fluid
Chinese Mandarin:
冷卻劑 /冷却剂
(lěngquèjì)
— a fluid
Czech:
chladicí kapalina
— a fluid
Dutch:
koelmiddel
— a fluid
Dutch:
koelvloeistof
— a fluid
Finnish:
jäähdytysaine
— a fluid
Finnish:
jäähdytysneste
— a fluid
Finnish:
jäähdyte
— a fluid
Finnish:
jäähdytys-
— a fluid
French:
fluide caloporteur
— a fluid
French:
réfrigérant
— a fluid
French:
liquide de refroidissement
— a fluid
Galician:
refrixerante
— a fluid
German:
Kühlmittel
— a fluid
German:
Kühlflüssigkeit
— a fluid
Hungarian:
hűtőfolyadék
— a fluid
Icelandic:
kælivökvi
— a fluid
Icelandic:
kæliefni
— a fluid
Italian:
refrigerante
— a fluid
Italian:
antigelo
— a fluid
Japanese:
冷却剤
(reikyakuzai)
— a fluid
Korean:
냉각제
(naenggakje)
— a fluid
Korean:
랭각제
(raenggakje)
— a fluid
Lithuanian:
šilumnešis
— a fluid
Lithuanian:
aušinimo skystis
— a fluid
Norwegian Bokmål:
kjølevæske
— a fluid
Norwegian Bokmål:
kjølevann
— a fluid
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjølevæske
— a fluid
Polish:
chłodziwo
— a fluid
Portuguese:
refrigerante
— a fluid
Russian:
охлажда́ющая жи́дкость
(oxlaždájuščaja žídkostʹ)
— a fluid