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aftercooler
[
af
-ter-koo-ler,
ahf
-]
/ˈæf tərˌku lər, ˈɑf-/
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noun
1.
a device for cooling compressed air or gases to reduce their volume or temperature.
Origin of
aftercooler
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1900-1905
First recorded in
1900-05;
after
+
cooler
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