refrigeration
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3.5
- noun
- /rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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refrigeración
- The restaurant invested in new refrigeration equipment to better preserve their ingredients.
- refrigeration system
- refrigeration equipment
- commercial refrigeration
He says I have a jar of pickled sausages that says it never needs refrigeration.
- He says I have a jar of pickled sausages that says it never needs refrigeration.
- Sold blocks of ice for people to put in their ice pox before the days of refrigeration.
- So he's like, so we find the ship, we buy and we're going to convert to refrigeration.
Examples
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Imagine the problems they have in the jungle without refrigeration.
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After the late 1800s, the use of CO2 refrigeration systems increased.
Academic text (1998) -
That last power failure, doctor... the refrigeration unit's packed up.
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-Well, up until 100 years ago, there was no refrigeration, so people made wine to hold the harvest over until the next season.
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When a motor generates less heat, the refrigeration system does less work to remove heat.
Academic text (1995) -
If I don't have my refrigeration back in 45 minutes, I lose the whole cell line.
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And because there's a huge population of people who just don't have refrigeration at all.
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The company's first target application for the new motors is commercial refrigeration systems in supermarkets.
Academic text (1995) -
Refrigeration is essential for keeping refrigeration perishable food fresh for longer periods.
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Without refrigeration, many foods would spoil quickly and become unsafe to eat.
Synonyms
To cool or freeze food to keep it fresh
Making food or drink cold to keep it fresh
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.3
Machines that cool or freeze food and other items to keep them fresh
- Specialized
A machine that cools compressed air to make moisture turn into liquid and be removed
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
refrigeration = refrigerate (transparent) = refrigerate + ion
A direct noun-forming suffix (-ion) applied to the verb 'refrigerate', yielding the process/state of cooling; meaning is straightforward for learners who know 'refrigerate'.
Etymology
Refrigeration comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and frigus 'cold', and the same idea appears in everyday words like fridge and frigid. So refrigeration is the process of making things cold to keep food and medicines fresh for longer.