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refrigeration

refrigeration noun: the process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.

Noun

refrigeration (countable and uncountable, plural refrigerations)

  1. The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
  2. The process of preserving something by cooling.
  3. The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

refrigeration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

refrigeration in Hindi

process of preserving something by cooling
प्रशीतन praśītan

refrigeration in Tamil

குளிரேற்றல், உறைபதனப்படுத்தல், குளிரூட்டல், குளிர்படுத்தல், குளிர் பதனம், குளிர்ப்பதனம்

refrigeration in Marathi

रेफ्रिजरेशन

refrigeration in Urdu

ریفریجریشن
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refrigeration in Bengali
রেফ্রিজারেশন, রেফ্রিজারেশান
refrigeration in Telugu
రిఫ్రిజిరేషన్
refrigeration in Malayalam
റഫ്രിജറേഷൻ, ശീതീകരണം
refrigeration in Kannada
ಶೈತ್ಯೀಕರಣ, ತಂಪಾಗಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ತಣ್ಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ
refrigeration in Punjabi
ਰੈਫ੍ਰਿਜਰੇਸ਼ਨ
refrigeration in Gujarati
રેફ્રિજરેશન, રેફ્રિજેરેશન
refrigeration in Odia
ରେଫ୍ରିଜେରେସନ୍, ରେଫ୍ରିଜେରେସନ
refrigeration in Sinhala
පිරිසිසිලුම pirisisiluma
refrigeration in Nepali
रेफ्रिजरेसन, रेफ्रिजरेशन, रेफ्रिजेरेसन
refrigeration in Tagalog
palamigan

Forms of refrigeration

pluralrefrigerations

Origin of refrigeration

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

Words formed from refrigeration

Phrases with refrigeration

Questions about refrigeration

What does refrigeration mean?
Refrigeration means the process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
What is refrigeration in Hindi?
Refrigeration in Hindi is प्रशीतन (praśītan). See Refrigeration meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is refrigeration?
Refrigeration is a noun.
What is the plural of refrigeration?
The plural of refrigeration is refrigerations.

Words near refrigeration in the dictionary

  1. refrigeratable
  2. refrigerate
  3. refrigerated
  4. refrigerates
  5. refrigerating
  6. refrigeration
  7. refrigeration ton
  8. refrigeration tons
  9. refrigerational
  10. refrigerations
  11. refrigerative

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: refrigeration (page history and authors); refrigeration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); refrigeration (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); refrigeration (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); refrigeration (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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