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cooling

cooling

42 2.7
A machine or system that makes things colder, like an air conditioner
  • noun
  • /ˈkuːlɪŋ/
translation icon : sistema de refrigeración
  • The cooling system in my car broke down, causing the engine to overheat.
  • a cooling system
  • water cooling
  • a cooling tower

Also, I just bought these facial cooling globes from Sephora.

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Examples

  • A nuclear reactor in Alabama had to shut down briefly last summer when cooling water ran low.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It's full of chemicals, but good enough for cooling systems.

  • What someone should give our church is a cooling system.

  • We just ran a minimum load test on the cooling system... -

  • I like it because the cooling technology keeps me cool in the Texas heat.

  • Can I have a schematic of the cooling system, please?

  • Because of this water limitation, the type of cooling systems installed at solar facilities is limited as well.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Despite their relatively primitive implementation, liquid cooling technology enabled engineers to significantly improve heat removal.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The changes could force many power plants to move toward closed-loop cooling towers rather than use once-through cooling.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As they walked into the shade of the overhanging stone, Ayla felt an immediate cooling of temperature.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

air conditioning
vscooling
110 3.0

System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable

is the broader term for devices and systems that lower temperature generally
air conditioner
vscooling
61 2.8

A machine that cools and removes water from the air in a room or building

is the general concept for any device or system that lowers temperature
cooling system
vscooling
  • Specialized
17 3.3

A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool

is the broader idea for any device or system that lowers temperature of things
cooler
vscooling
  • US
14 2.0

A box or small machine that keeps food and drinks cold

is the general notion covering any device or system that lowers temperature
cooling tower
vscooling
  • Specialized
4 4.5

A tall tower at a factory or power plant that cools water by letting some water evaporate

is the general label for any system or device that lowers temperature
water cooler
vscooling
3 2.1

A machine that cools and gives drinking water

is the general term for any device or system that lowers temperature
intercooler
vscooling
  • Specialized
2 7.2

A device that cools compressed air from an engine so it works better

is the broader idea for devices or systems that lower temperature in various contexts
refrigeration system
vscooling
  • Specialized
1 3.3

Machines that cool or freeze food and other items to keep them fresh

is more general, applying to any device or system that lowers temperature
coolant system
vscooling
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A set of parts that uses a liquid to take heat away from an engine or machine

is the broad idea for devices or systems that lower temperature of objects
evaporative cooler
vscooling
  • Specialized
5.3

A machine that uses water to cool air in hot, dry places

is the wider category for any method or device that lowers temperature
engine cooling system
vscooling
  • Specialized
3.7

The system that removes heat from a car engine to stop overheating

is the general concept covering systems that lower temperature across uses
aftercooler
vscooling
  • Specialized
8.2

A device that cools compressed air in an engine or compressor

is the overarching notion for any device or system that lowers temperature

Antonyms

A system that warms a building by moving hot air or water

Compounds

cooling system
  • Specialized
17 3.3

A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool

cooling tower
  • Specialized
4 4.5

A tall tower at a factory or power plant that cools water by letting some water evaporate

engine cooling system
  • Specialized
3.7

The system that removes heat from a car engine to stop overheating

4.6

A party to say goodbye to a home before moving out

How Cool

cooling tower
  • Specialized
4 4.5
refrigerator
315 1.0
cooling
42 2.7
cooler
  • US
14 2.0
fan
293 1.0

Surface Forms

cooling singular
coolings plural

Morphology

cooling = cool (transparent) = cool + ing

Formed by productive -ing nominalization from 'cool' and used metonymically to refer to a device or system that provides cooling, a readily inferable extension.

Etymology

Cooling can also mean a system or device that keeps things cool, because it is made from cool 'not warm' and the ending -ing, which can name the action or the thing that does it. So cooling as a noun can mean the machine or system that makes something 'not warm'.