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refrigeration

noun · 5 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of preserving something by cooling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: therapy

5

noun

Meaning 5

the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infrigidation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooling, chilling, temperature reduction, preservation

History

Etymology

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: охлаждане (ohlaždane) — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Finnish: jäähdytys — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Finnish: jäähdyttäminen — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Finnish: viilentäminen — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Finnish: kylmentäminen — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • French: réfrigération — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • German: Kühlung — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Hungarian: hűtés — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Hungarian: lehűtés — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Hungarian: behűtés — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Hungarian: (by solidifying) fagyasztás — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Hungarian: lefagyasztás — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Irish: cuisniú — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Italian: refrigerazione — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Norwegian: kjøling — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Portuguese: refrigeração — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Romanian: răcire — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Romanian: refrigerare — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Russian: охлажде́ние (oxlaždénije) — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Spanish: refrigeración — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Swedish: kylning — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Swedish: avkylning — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Tagalog: palamigan — process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it
  • Bulgarian: охлаждане (ohlaždane) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冷藏 (lěngcáng) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Finnish: kylmäsäilytys — process of preserving something by cooling
  • French: réfrigération — process of preserving something by cooling
  • German: Tiefkühlung — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Hindi: प्रशीतन (praśītan) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Irish: cuisniú — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Japanese: 冷却 (reikyaku) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Japanese: 冷凍 (reitō) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Norwegian: kjøling — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Romanian: răcire — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Romanian: refrigerare — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Russian: замора́живание (zamoráživanije) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Russian: охлажде́ние (oxlaždénije) — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Tagalog: palamigan — process of preserving something by cooling
  • Finnish: viilentäminen — cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes
  • Norwegian: nedkjøling — cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes
  • Romanian: răcire — cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes
  • Romanian: refrigerație — cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes
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