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refrigerating

refrigerating

4.2
To make something cold or keep it cold
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : refrigerante
  • A refrigerating system is essential for transporting frozen foods safely.

Examples

  • A refrigerating system is essential for transporting frozen foods safely.

  • The refrigerating unit in the fridge is broken.

  • The refrigerating effect of the ice pack helped reduce swelling.

  • This warehouse is equipped with several refrigerating units to store perishable goods.

  • We need a refrigerating system for the food storage.

  • The refrigerating effect of the ice pack helped reduce swelling.

  • This warehouse is equipped with several refrigerating units to store perishable goods.

Synonyms

refrigerant
vsrefrigerating
  • Specialized
6.9

Able to make things cold

is the general action of making something cold or lowering temperature
frigorific
vsrefrigerating
9.9

To make something cold

is the plain notion of causing cold rather than a formal term

Antonyms

heating
23 1.0

The process of something becoming or being made warm

How Cold

freezing
1.0
refrigerating
4.2
chilling
2.5
cooling
60 2.1

Surface Forms

refrigerating positive

Morphology

refrigerating = refrigerate (transparent) = refrigerate + ing

The participial form is a direct derivation from the verb 'refrigerate' and clearly means 'causing or producing cooling'.

Etymology

Refrigerating comes from a Latin root that means 'cold', the same root you see in frigid and the everyday word fridge, plus the prefix re-. So refrigerating means 'making cold' or keeping something cool.