refrigeration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: refrigeration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for refrigeration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refrigeration n the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes Synonym(s): refrigeration, infrigidation deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refrigeration \Refrig`era"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[82]frig[82]ration, L. refrigeratio.] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled.