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Refrigerator
//ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tə// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
"Meronym: condenser"
- 2 white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures wordnet
- 3 A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin.
"Meronym: condenser"
- 4 One who has a chilling influence.
"[…] in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).
See also for "refrigerator"
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