A refrigerator is a large container which is kept cool inside, usually by electricity, so that the food and drink in it stays fresh.
Synonyms: fridge, chiller, cooler, ice-box [US, Canadian] More Synonyms of refrigerator
refrigerator in British English
(rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtə)
noun
a chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool
Informal word: fridge
refrigerator in American English
(rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtər)
noun
something that refrigerates; esp., a box, cabinet, or room in which food, drink, etc. are kept cool, as by ice or mechanical refrigeration
refrigerator in Chemical Engineering
(rɪfrɪdʒəreɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) refrigerators
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Heat transfer)
A refrigerator is a device which uses the boiling and condensation of a refrigerant to cool something.
A regular refrigerator uses a compressor to increase the pressure on the gas, and then condenses the higherpressure gas back to a liquid by heat exchange with a coolant.
Refrigerators are designed so that the refrigerant leaves the evaporator either saturated or slightlysuperheated.
A refrigerator is a device which uses the boiling and condensation of a refrigerant to cool something.
Synonyms of 'refrigerator'
fridge, chiller, cooler, ice-box
More Synonyms of refrigerator
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refrigerator
British English: refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtə/ NOUN
A refrigerator is a large container which is kept cool inside, usually by electricity, so that the food and drink in it stays fresh.