Refrigeration - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Refrigeration :  (noun)
1: the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes [syn: infrigidation]
2: deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Refrigeration : \Re*frig`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r['e]frig['e]ration, L. refrigeratio.] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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