Chiller
//ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that chills; a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
- 2 excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones wordnet
- 3 Something that chills; a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
- 4 Something that chills; A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
- 5 A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of chill: more chill comparative, form-of
"With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . ."
Example
More examples"With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . ."
Etymology
From chill + -er.
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