refrigeration

American  

[ri-frij-uh-ray-shuhn] / rɪˌfrɪdʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of refrigerating.

2. the state of being refrigerated.

---

Etymology

Origin of refrigeration

1425–75; late Middle English refrigeracion < Latin refrīgerātiōn- (stem of refrīgerātiō ). See refrigerate, -ion

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

refrigeration

In a post on X, Coopérative chief executive Dominique Schelcher said staff were "fully mobilised, in co-ordination with refrigeration specialists, to restore the situation as quickly as possible".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Powering on Backup generators or rooftop solar plus battery storage is essential for keeping the lights, hot water and refrigeration going regardless of what’s happening with the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

And in the butler’s pantry, where Paul once stood making martinis, there is now, as the Boston Globe notes, “further Poggenpohl cabinetry, Sub-Zero refrigeration, and a beverage cooler.”

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Suppressing this motion typically requires large cryogenic refrigeration systems.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---