The accident was caused by a fault in the refrigeration system of the appliance.
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Refrigeration
Synonyms for "refrigeration" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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42 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- охлаждане noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- охлаждане noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 冷藏 noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Finnish
4 entries- jäähdyttäminen noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- jäähdytys noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- kylmentäminen noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- kylmäsäilytys noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
French
2 entries- réfrigération noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- réfrigération noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
German
2 entries- Kühlung noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- Tiefkühlung noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रशीतन noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Hungarian
4 entries- (by solidifying) fagyasztás noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- behűtés noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- hűtés noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- lefagyasztás noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Irish
2 entries- cuisniú noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- cuisniú noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Italian
1 entries- refrigerazione noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Japanese
2 entries- 冷凍 noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
- 冷却 noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Norwegian
3 entries- kjøling noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- kjøling noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
- nedkjøling noun (cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes)
Portuguese
1 entries- refrigeração noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Romanian
4 entries- refrigerare noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- refrigerare noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
- refrigerație noun (cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes)
- răcire noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Russian
3 entries- замора́живание noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
- охлажде́ние noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- охлажде́ние noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Spanish
1 entries- refrigeración noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Swedish
2 entries- avkylning noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- kylning noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
Tagalog
2 entries- palamigan noun (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it)
- palamigan noun (process of preserving something by cooling)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom doesn't believe in refrigeration.
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Democratic and Republican senators recently introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would reduce production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—chemicals widely used in refrigeration, air conditioning and insulation.
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According to the U.N., food waste is not limited to developed countries, but is a growing problem in poorer countries where refrigeration might not always be available.
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