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REFRIGERATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does refrigeration mean?

• REFRIGERATION (noun)
The noun REFRIGERATION has 2 senses:

1. the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
2. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

Familiarity information: REFRIGERATION used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• REFRIGERATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

infrigidation; refrigeration

Hypernyms ("refrigeration" is a kind of...):

chilling; cooling; temperature reduction (the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature)

preservation (a process that saves organic substances from decay)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

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

Hypernyms ("refrigeration" is a kind of...):

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

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